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By Justin GraeBer, Clipper editor [email protected]

For many Duxbury com-muters getting to work in Bos-ton can be an expensive prop-osition. For local lawmakers it can be a lucrative one.

In addition to free parking, state legislators receive a travel

reimbursement, called a per diem, for each day they show up for work. Amounts range from a few hundred dollars a year up to $10,000 or more.

Duxbury lawmakers de-fend the practice, but for dif-ferent reasons.

Rep. Dan Webster, who commutes from Pembroke, took home an additional $3,224 in per diems last year on top of his legislative sal-ary. Rep. Thomas Calter of Kingston took home an extra $1,976.

State Senator Robert Hed-lund has not filed for per diem reimbursement for either 2008

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FROZEN IN TIDE: An incoming tide breaks up the ice as boats sit idle along the shore this week. A win-try blast of freezing cold and falling snow rolled through Duxbury this week. For more winter weather photos, see page B10. Photo by Deni Johnson


The most poignant mo-ment in Monday’s Martin Lu-ther King prayer service came when Rev. Catherine Cullen pressed play.

As the service drew to a close, Cullen played an excerpt from Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech on a boom box near the altar. Through the tiny speakers, on a decades-old tape that crack-led with static, King’s reso-nant baritone commanded the room. It was a testament to the power of the slain civil rights

Honoring King’s legacyHope for first black president a theme of prayer breakfast

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Bullying in schools can take many forms, from physical violence, to more subtle things like exclusion and belittling, and cyberbul-lying can follow children home from school on their computers or cell phones.

In an effort to educate and combat the rising trend of bullying, the Parent Con-nection sponsored author

Rosalind Wiseman, author of the books “Queen Bees and Wannabees” and “Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads.” “Queen Bees” was the basis for the movie “Mean Girls” starring Tina Fey and Lind-say Lohan.

Wiseman gave a talk at the Performing Arts Center on Wednesday before par-ents, teachers and staff, and

Beware bullies, author warnsLocal legislators defend ‘per diem’ travel perk

Driving for dollars

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Rep. Dan Webster collected $3,224 in travel per diems last year. Webster defended the practice, saying it encouraged a citizen legislature.

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The town election got a little more interesting this week, as Board of Selectmen candidate Christopher Donato confirmed he will be challeng-ing incumbent Andre Martec-chini.

Donato, Planning Board member George Wadsworth and John Murdock of Otter Rock Road all took out pa-pers to run for selectman, but Wadsworth and Murdock told Town Clerk Nancy Oates they would withdraw after Mar-tecchini announced he would seek re-election.

Donato said he is not run-ning on any specific issue, but as a ten-year resident of the town, he felt obligated to give back.

“My motivation was sim-ply to get involved,” he said. “I felt like I might have some-thing to offer to the town.

Donato is chief of the Fi-nancial Litigation Unit for the US Attorney’s office for the District of Massachusetts, where he has worked for six years. He has been a practicing

attorney for 14 years. In his spare time, he coaches youth hockey in Duxbury.

He said he and his wife Paddi, who worked for the Duxbury Police Department, chose to settle in Duxbury because of “its great schools, quaint residential environment and natural beauty.”

“Over the past 10 years, my family and I have enjoyed the many benefits of living in Duxbury and I would like to give back to this wonderful community by participating in town government as a select-man.”

“I love the town, I’d like to keep it the way it is,” he said.

Donato also said that if elected, he would only serve a maximum of three terms as selectman.

Only one additional candi-date emerged this week. Laney S. Mutoski of Carr Road took out papers to run for library trustees.

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Duxbury firefighters are hoping a host of new equip-ment will help them save lives –– and keep department per-sonnel safe.

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Fire Chief Kevin Nord pointed out that in a typical ice rescue, firefighters or other rescue crews would have to lie, stomach-down on the ice in a chain. This type of res-cue could be time consuming and dangerous, he said. The ice sled allows a firefighter to reach a person who has fallen through the ice much more quickly, Nord said.

In addition to the sled, the department was able to buy four survival suits, five rope bags and equipment for the dive team. All the depart-ment’s vehicles, except the brush trucks and command vehicles, have at least one sur-vival suit.

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Residents driving by an accident scene or stalled car may see Fire Department personnel much more clearly now, thanks to new reflective vests. Nord said a new federal law requires anyone working on a federally funded road (with the exception of police) to wear the bright green vests.

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West said 10 of the vests were purchased by the call/vol-unteer firefighter’s association, and the department bought 10 more for $32 a piece.

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campaign account.”He also said he would be

offering a new rule requiring lawmakers to sign in when they get to Beacon Hill, rather than have the per diems be solely on the honor system.

Hedlund also said there is no real deadline for submitting the per diem dates. This can make it look like some legis-lators don’t take the per diems –– including himself. At press time, Hedlund had not submit-ted his 2008 dates, although he said he was planning on doing it in the near future.

“It’s very informal,” he said.

Hedlund estimated his days at the Statehouse in 2008 were less than in 2007, but did not know the actual numbers.

Webster said he would not be opposed to a rule change so that lawmakers had to sign in on days they worked at the Statehouse.

He referenced a “phantom voting” scandal from years past and suggested the legis-lature needed greater account-ability on that front. He point-ed out that representatives and senators who drive to Beacon Hill have to swipe in in the parking area, and said a simi-lar system might work for at-tendance.

While Massachusetts law-makers are among the highest paid in the nation, the state ranks in the middle of the

pack when it comes to per diems, according to statistics from the National Conference of State Legislators.

Rhode Island, Ohio, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Connecticut do not pay their legislators a per diem.

Pam Wilmot, executive di-rector of Common Cause Mas-sachusetts, said she thought the way per diems were dis-tributed was fair.

“I don’t think there’s a good system other than the honor system,” she said. “Leg-islators shouldn’t have to

punch a clock.”However, she believes that

taking the per diem in addition to charging a campaign ac-count for travel expenses was unethical.

“If you’re getting paid per diem and taking money our of your campaign account, that’s double dipping and that shouldn’t happen,” she said. “If there’s an abuse then the leadership should take ac-tion.”

or 2007, but said he does take the payment.

Hedlund said the practice is a holdover from the days when lawmakers came to Bea-con Hill on horseback.

The per diem applies whether the legislative body, either the Senate or the House, is in session or not. The daily reimbursement rate in 2008 ranged from $10 to $90 per day, depending on the distance from Beacon Hill.

“The idea is that you’re us-ing your per diem to compen-sate for your travel,” Hedlund said.

Webster said he believes the per diems encourage a part-time legislature, some-thing he believes in.

“The principal behind it is that it’s a supplement from being away from another busi-ness,” he said. He added that he was supportive of the prac-tice even before he was elected to the legislature.

“We have too many full-time legislatures that aren’t involved in full-day life expe-riences,” he said. “I think we bring a valuable perspective to Beacon Hill. That’s a critical part of my decision making.”

Rep. Calter also thought the practice was justified, for different reasons.

“It’s supposed to be fair reimbursement,” he said. I’ve got very real expenses.”

Calter refused to comment further on the issue, saying that the per diem issue “didn’t register with me right now.”

All three lawmakers said they put in for per diem reim-bursement each time they went to the Statehouse, whether it was to attend a formal legisla-tive session or to work on other state or constituent business.

Hedlund said that although he thought the concept is fair, there are loopholes in the sys-tem.

“Number one it’s an honor system,” he said. Legislators submit the days they were at the Statehouse but are not re-quired to keep a log or verify the information in anyway. The records are kept by week, not individual day.

Among the days Webster claimed in 2008 were four

trips the week of August 1, a week where he also missed 22 roll call votes.

Overall, Webster missed 41 roll call votes, putting his attendance record at 88.7 per-cent and making him one of the 10 worst attending repre-sentatives of the 160 member body, according to the Beacon Hill Roll Call.

Webster attributed the missed votes to a family mat-ter. Despite that, Webster said he did not miss any days at the Statehouse and merely came in late, thus was still entitled to the per diem.

“I was at the Statehouse every day that week,” he said. “I have never, in six years, missed an entire day the House was in session,” he said.

Hedlund said that many state legislators charge mileage to their campaign account.

“That makes the per diem redundant,” he said. “I think someone’s going to offer a rule this year to say you’re in-eligible for per diem if you’re charging expenses to your

per diem perk adds up for state legislators

TOP 15 LEGISLATIVE SALARIES 2008State Base salary Per Diem rate1. California $116,098/year $170/day2. Michigan $79,650/year $12,000/year3. New York $79,500/year Varies4. Pennsylvania $76,163/year $152/day5. Illinois $65,353/year $129/day in session6. Ohio $60,584/year No per diem7. Massachusetts $58,237/year From $10-100/day8. New Jersey $49,000/year No per diem9. Wisconsin $47,413/year $88/day10. Maryland $43,500/year Lodging $123/day Meals $41/day11. Washington $41,280/year $100/day for House $90/day for Senate12. Delaware $42,750/year $7,334/year13. Oklahoma $38,400/year $122/day14. Hawaii $36,700/year $150/day for members not living on Oahu, $10 everyone else15. Florida $31,932/year $126/day for House $133/day for Senate

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the rate of per diem is set by statute, according to the lawmaker’s dis-tance from the Statehouse. Sen. Hedlund travels from weymouth, rep. Calter from Kingston and rep. webster from Pembroke.

Source: Beacon Hill roll Call.

* Sen. Hedlund has not submitted per diem reimbursement for 2008 or 2007 as of press time.

“It’s supposed to be fair reim-bursement,” Rep. Calter said of the per diem practice. I’ve got very real expenses.”

The per diem practice is “a ves-tige from colonial times when legislators really weren’t paid,” according to Sen. Hedlund.

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During the ceremony, Board of Trustees President, Hauke Kite-Powell, thanked the many donors throughout the school’s history who put the school in the position to make the new building pos-sible. Kevin Clark, head of school, remarked on the excit-ing event and shared visions for the future. Special thanks and recognition were given to the builders, architects, friends, and donors who helped make the new building possible.

A special acknowledge-ment was given to Deputy Chief Christopher West of the Duxbury Fire Department for his contributions during and after the fire that destroyed the original classrooms in Novem-

ber 2007. Deputy Chief West visited the Bay Farm students in the days following the fire to discuss fire safety and con-gratulate them on a job well done. The kindergarten stu-dents wrapped up the ceremo-ny with a song.

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Michael Cronin ➢ , a sophmore at Rensselaer Poly-techic Institute, was named to the dean’s list for the fall se-mester. He is majoring in infor-mation technology.

Andrea Looney ➢ was named to the Dean¹s list at the University of New Hampshire for the fall semester. She is a sophomore majoring in Busi-ness.

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GOVERNOR VISIT: Lantern Lane resident Rocco Longo (center) meets with Gov. Deval Patrick and State. Rep. Jim Cantwell at the Webster House in Marshfield. The governor paid a visit to the historic home last Friday to take a tour and meet with local activists. Longo is Marshfield’s Town Administrator.

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Religious ServicesDuxbury Houses of WorshipFirst Baptist Church of DuxburyDr. Kevin Cassidy2 Tremont St.Phone: 934-6095Website: www.fbcd.org, email: [email protected]

Holy Family ChurchChurch and CCD Center, Tremont StRev. Msgr. William Glynn, PastorRev. Francis Chase, Parochial VicarPhone: 934-5055 Fax: 781-934-5796Mass Schedule: Saturdays, 5 pm; Sundays, 7, 8:30,10, and 11:30 am, with babysitting available at 8:30and 10 Masses. Daily Mass: Monday-Saturday, 8:15.

Pilgrim Church United Church of Christ404 Washington St.Rev. Kenneth C. Landall, Sr. PastorPhone: 934-6591Email: [email protected]. Pilgrim Childcare and Preschool. Sunday worshipand Church school at 9 am.

New Covenant FellowshipTarkiln Community Center, Rte 53, Summer StDavid Woods, PastorPhone: 585-8628Sundays: Contemporary praise and worship at 10. Sundayschool and youth group after opening worship. Communionfirst Sun. of the month. Women’s Discovery and men ofPromise homegroups.

Church of St. John the EvangelistEpiscopal410 Washington St. Box 2893The Rev. William Eddy, Interim PriestPhone: 934-6523Service at 8 and 10 am.

First Church of Christ Scientist243 Parks St.Phone: 934-6434Sun.: Service at 10:30. Sunday school for youth to 20 at 10:30.Wed.: Service at 8 pm, readings from the Bible and Science andHealth. Childcare provided. Reading Room: 17 Standish St.,Hours: Tue. through Fri., 10-1; Sat., 9-3.

First Parish ChurchUnitarian Universalist842 Tremont StRev. Catherine Cullen, MinisterPhone: 934-6532Sundays: Worship service at 10:30, nursery and childcareavailable.

St. Paul’s Church of the Nazarene136 Summer St.Phone: 585-3419Monday-Friday: Noah’s Ark Day School for ages 2 yrs 9months to kindergarten. Call for information, 582-1778.Nursery is provided for all services.

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A memorial service for Walter R. (Bob) Flanagan will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, at 11 a.m. at the First Parish Church on Tremont Street. Mr. Flanagan died Dec. 10 at the age of 88. In his later years he was an active volunteer in Duxbury, working at the Senior Center and

the Duxbury Thrift Shop. Mr. Flanagan leaves two sons, Christopher

M. Flanagan of Duxbury, and Kevin T. Flana-gan of Seattle, Wash.; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

three arrested after pawning stolen jewelry from relatives

By BeCCa manninG, Clipper staff

Three Duxbury residents were in court on Friday after allegedly pawning jewelry they stole from one of the three’s relatives.

Gina M. Monterio, 18, Christopher W. McLeod, 20, both of Duxbury, were ar-raigned in Plymouth District Court on Jan. 16 each on a charge of larceny over $250. Jaryd M. Boyns, 17, also of Duxbury, is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 23.

A Hanover jeweler con-tacted Hanover police around Oct. 10 after he became con-cerned that two pieces of unique jewelry that had been pawned at his shop were sto-len. Hanover police then con-tacted Duxbury police about the concerns and sent them pictures of the items, accord-ing to reports. Local police showed the pictures to victims of recent house break-ins, but no one claimed the jewelry.

On Oct. 14, McLeod filed a report with Duxbury po-lice saying his vehicle had been vandalized on the day he, Monterio and Boyns went to pawn jewelry that had be-longed to Monterio. Police questioned Monterio, who denied any knowledge of the damage to McLeod’s vehicle. When asked about the jewelry, she allegedly told police it had belonged to her and an aunt, but then told police the aunt did not know she had sold it,

according to police reports.Police e-mailed a picture

of the jewelry to the aunt, who told them the items — a dia-mond pin and a ring that had been her grandmother’s, both valuable — were taken with-out her knowledge.

Police charged McLeod, and Monterio with larceny and summonsed them to court, where they pled not guilty. They are due back in court on March 6.

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A Water Department em-ployee is facing a charge of operating under the influence after he was involved in a crash in a town-owned vehicle.

Robert Crowley, of Sand-wich, is also facing charges of leaving the scene of an ac-cident with property damage, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and marked lanes vio-lations, according Lt. Lewis Chubb of the Duxbury Police.

The accident occurred at 2:31 a.m. on Jan. 9, accord-ing to police, at the intersec-tion of Tremont and Harrison streets. Crowley was driving his Water Department truck northbound on Tremont Street when he crossed the center line and struck a Jeep Liberty heading in the other director, Chubb said. The operator of the Jeep was not injured, ac-cording to Chubb, but Crow-ley was transported to Jordan Hospital.

The other driver, when reached by phone, did not want to comment publicly on the accident.

Crowley is currently on unpaid leave pending further investigation, according to Town Manager Richard Mac-Donald. He said he would be meeting with Crowley some-time in the future.

“I’m very disappointed in this,” MacDonald said.

MacDonald said Crowley, who takes his department ve-hicle home to the Cape, had been called back into work due to the heavy snow and

was coming into Duxbury when the accident occurred. MacDonald said he would be reviewing the town’s policy on allowing employees to take home vehicles in the future.

Crowley was sent a cita-tion for the charges, according to Chubb. He had not been ar-raigned as of press time, ac-cording to a clerk at the Plym-outh District Court.

The Water Department truck driven by Robert Crowley is being repaired at a garage in Hanover. Crowley allegedly crossed the center lane on Tremont Street while driving under the influence and struck another vehicle.

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leader on a day where the en-tire country stopped to honor his work.

The First Parish Church hosted a Martin Luther King prayer service and breakfast Monday morning. Despite the snow and blackouts affect-ing many Duxbury neighbor-hoods, dozens of residents at-tended the service.

“I welcome those hearty souls who have made it here today,” Cullen told the crowd.

Although the day was ded-icated to King, the pending in-auguration of the nation’s first African-American president did not go unnoticed. Cullen called him “the man who many say represents the realization of Dr. King’s dream.”

“I can’t help but think that he’s smiling up there,” said Selectman Andre Martec-chini. “Many never believed that they would ever witness a black man being sworn in as president.”

Visitors to the event an-swered the question, “What is my dream for the world?” by writing their answers on a No Place For Hate banner. Above the banner sat a photo of the president-elect, alongside a picture of King.

“Not only did Barack Obama break through a bar-rier –– he smashed it, bringing with him a nation’s hopes and dreams,” said Martecchini. “Our nation is far from per-fect but tomorrow we take one more step in the right direc-tion.”

The morning’s featured speaker was Jennifer Smith, assistant regional director and director of community out-reach for the Anti-Defamation League in New England. She reminded the crowd that there is still progress to be made in terms of combating discrimi-nation and bigotry.

Smith pointed to the burn-

ing of a Springfield church immediately after Obama’s election, and closer to home, the beating of a black man in Marshfield by a gang of peo-ple, including a Duxbury resi-dent.

“With all the advances, there are still setbacks,” said Interfaith Council member Harry Katz while introducing Smith. “I am pleased that the drive to end hate and bigotry is alive in Duxbury.”

Smith began her talk by citing examples from the test black men used to have to take before voting in Alabama –– complex civics questions that many people in the room couldn’t answer.

“There have been tremen-dous milestones but they cer-tainly didn’t eliminate racism and bigotry,” said Smith. “Not only have we come so far but we have a distance to go.”

Smith said she was in-spired by the response of South Shore communities, including Duxbury, at a vigil after the Marshfield incident.

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Duxbury firefighter John Montosi had just finished his errands and was heading to-ward his home in Pembroke after a day of ice rescue train-ing for the Duxbury Fire De-partment when he saw smoke in the sky over Valley Street.

“I was about a half a mile away … and I wanted to check to make sure that the Pem-broke Fire Department was on the scene,” Montosi said.

But when he arrived at 35 Valley Street, where flames and smoke were pouring from the house, garage and breeze-way, there were no trucks in sight.

Meanwhile, neighbor Jake Licoski had seen the fire and called police, then went to the house to see if he could help.

“I could hear her, but I couldn’t see anything,” Licos-ki said. That’s when Montosi showed up. Off duty, he didn’t have his firefighting gear with him and also couldn’t get into the house.

“I tried to get in the front door. I couldn’t get in be-cause it was too hot, too much smoke. There were neighbors on the scene also, so between

myself and them we were able to break the window, and I reached in and grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the window. She was trying to get out, and we were pulling and carrying her, so we were lucky enough to get her out of the building,” Montosi said.

Mrs. Lueder was respon-sive, he said, but had suffered some burns and was having trouble breathing from the smoke. She was treated by Pembroke firefighters and paramedics when they ar-rived shortly after, along with Kingston and Duxbury offi-cials.

But Montosi’s part in the rescue wasn’t over.

“We were a little short-handed so I got to drive the ambulance,” he said later that evening at the Duxbury sta-tion, where he was interviewed by several local television re-porters. “The paramedics and the firefighters from Pembroke took good care of her, but I was able to drive.”

Montosi and Kingston paramedics transported Vida and her husband Hans Lu-eder to South Shore Hospital, where they were treated and released that evening, accord-ing to a hospital spokesperson. Montosi was treated for minor cuts on his hand by paramed-ics at the scene.

“I was just in the right place at the right time,” he said of the rescue, chalking it up to luck. “Everything hap-pened really fast. It just went by quick. … Anybody in my position would do the exact some thing. It’s what we’re trained to do, and whether you’re on duty or off duty, it doesn’t matter.”

He said seeing how quickly his neighbor’s home went up in flames has made him think twice about what he would do if faced with a fire in his own home, which was built around the same time as the Lueders.’

“It was unbelievable. It just totally went up,” he said. “If I ever have a fire in this house, I’m out of here. I’m not grabbing anything, just getting my wife and kids out.”

A full-time Duxbury fire-fighter for just over two years,

Montosi said he has worked fires before but that Tuesday’s blaze was a new experience.

“That was the first time that I’ve ever been to a fire where there was someone still inside,” he said. “It was a good end result.”

Pembroke Fire Chief Jim Neenan said he didn’t realize Montosi and neighbors had rescued Mrs. Lueder until after

returning to the station from fighting the fire.

“When I got there [to the scene] I was informed that he [Montosi] was helping one of the occupants who was in-jured in the fire. I know he’s a paramedic,” Neenan said. He learned of the efforts of Mon-tosi and passersby after getting a call from a TV station.

Duxbury Deputy Fire Chief Chris West praised Mon-tosi’s efforts.

“His training basically kicked in. Life safety is num-ber one,” West said. “I told him yesterday, this is a once-in-a-career opportunity and to savor the moment, because this is what you train for.”

Though fire officials deal with fires of all sizes, accidents and other emergencies, pulling someone from a fire is not a regular event, West said.

“You very rarely get the opportunity to actually res-cue somebody from a burning building,” he said. “The de-partment is very proud of him. He represented the department to the standards that we hoped he would. I would hope any other member of this depart-ment would have done the same thing.”

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Wiseman warned parents that bullying was a serious is-sue, not just a rite of passage or something to be brushed aside as an integral part of growing up.

“These issues are not just about kids being nice,” she said.

While bullying used to be more one-on-one, with the ad-vent of technology like instant messaging and social network-ing sites like Facebook and Myspace, bullying becomes more widespread and more re-ciprocal, Wiseman explained.

She warned that bullying, especially things said online, can be so intense that tradition-al mediation methods, such as saying “I don’t like when you say ...” can be ineffective.

“What they’re doing to each other is so harsh,” she said. “[A bully] is going to say, ‘so?’”

“This is why kids think they’re going crazy,” she add-ed. “People are nice to their face, but they’re just brutal online.”

Wiseman preaches a tech-nique called SEAL, which stands for stop, explain, af-firm, and lock in/lock out.

“The goal is to talk to

somebody you feel intimidat-ed by and speak your truth to them,” she said.

Superintendent of School Susan Skeiber said bullying is an issue schools have to deal with every day.

“It’s something that is al-ways on the front burner,” she said.

She agreed that technolo-gy is turning what was already an omnipresent problem in schools into a major headache for teachers and administra-tors.

“The more things kids have at their disposal, the more this is becoming an issue,” she said. “We as parents are con-stantly working kids towards

more independence, but at the same time you have to con-stantly keep track of them.”

Skeiber said the Duxbury School District works year-round to combat bullying, both in school and online.

Nearly every school has pro-grams where students focus on respecting each other.

She said that the district did run a program on cyber-bullying with the help of the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office, but it was poorly attended by parents.

“We want to make parents aware ... it’s okay to look at what your son or daughter is doing online,” she said.

School Safety Officer Friend Weiler agreed that in-creasing awareness of the is-sue is the biggest challenge for the schools.

“When the students don’t report it, we can’t help out,” he said. “We need to shed some light on it, to try to put a stop to it .. you want to make sure they know that it’s not ok.”

He said the bullying that takes place over the Internet and on cellphones and other mobile devices is the hardest to combat.

“It’s out there, and it’s tough to police,” he said.

Weiler credited the Par-ent Connection for bringing Wiseman to the district and for bringing the bullying issues to the forefront.

Wiseman stressed to the teachers and parents that a proactive approach was es-sential to making headway against bullying.

“It’s on us. We have to look in the mirror and ask, how do we contribute to a safe environment in school?”

She said if teachers and parents provide the right kind of support, victims of bullying can overcome it.

“You will get through it in one piece if you have sup-port,” she said.

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Dubbed “the Energizer Bunny of the Kitchen,” Chef Bob’s enthusiasm for his customers and his cuisine bubbles forth wildly. He spends most days in the kitchen instinctively crafting homemade sauces with fresh herbs, cutting meats, sourcing quality ingredients and preparing for the dinner hour.

He is in the kitchen each night orchestrating every dish from scratch, many to the exact specifications of the customer.

Chef Bob is as devoted to his customers as he is to his food. “This restaurant belongs to the customers. My wife, Candi and I are here for them. We will accommodate every wish if possible.” Judging

by the convivial bar crowd and busy 100 seat dining room, Bob seems to be making culinary wishes come true nightly at Bernardo’s. Many of his customers are regulars who return week after week for his deeply satisfying comfort food, classic Italian dishes and budget-friendly prices. Menu items top out at $20 with most hovering around $15 per entrée. On a recent night, Chef Bob offered slowly braised Osso Bucco served with old world tomato sauce and pasta for $15.95. Bernardo’s gourmet pizza menu includes seasoned pizza shells topped with traditional and not so traditional toppings; a customer favorite is the Chicken Saltimbocca pizza, perfect for a cold winter’s night.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Chef Bob promises, with a romantic twinkle in his eye, a warm welcome, a menu that won’t disappoint, and a little surprise for every couple. Many couples who had their wedding reception in the lovely Candelara function room return year after year to celebrate, reminisce and enjoy Chef Bob’s effusive hospitality.

Bob offers his customers a tantalizing peek into the workings of a professional kitchen with his evening cooking classes. Each class takes place in the restaurant kitchen and includes a sampling of the array of dishes he creates on the spot, all in an environment that makes everyone feel at home.

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The Merry Room at the Duxbury Free Library was packed on Tuesday morning, as people gathered to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

Historic inauguration celebrated at the librarynutrition and the special needs child

Thom Bober, doctor of chiropractic and clinic director at the Dynamic Listening Center of Cape Cod, will present a talk on the role of nutrition in the life of the special needs child on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Merry Room of the Dux-bury Free Library.

Dr. Bober is a leading nutritional educator and holistic phy-sician on Cape Cod where he provides non-drug solutions to healthcare concerns from his practice in Osterville and through-out New England. Inspired by their son, Joseph, Dr. Bober and his wife founded the private, non-profit special education day school, Manor House School of Cape Cod, in South Dennis to provide educational services to children aged 3 to 11 who are diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Registration is required for this program and may be done by phone 781-934-2721 ext. 115, online duxburyfreelibrary.org, click calendar, or in person at the children’s department reference desk.

Barack Obama’s image was projected onto a huge screen at the library Tuesday.

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For just one night a year, adults can enjoy the Duxbury Student Union facility. Hang out with your friends, play a little guitar hero, TMZ trivia games and more.

There will be entertain-ment, food beer, and wine from local businesses includ-ing Island Creek Oysters, Vin-tages Wine Shop, Mark Col-lins, Duxbury Services and a live band, Connected.

Join us Saturday, Jan. 24 from 7:30-11 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance at the DSU, The Studio, Westwinds, and Depot Street Market (formerly Entree Vous), or $20 at the door.

Farmers/artisans market in DuxburyOn Thursday, Jan. 29, at 10 a.m., there will be a meeting in

the Setters’ Room at the Duxbury Library to discuss the pos-sibility of establishing a farmers/artisans Market in Duxbury. Many other towns have such markets, some of which have been operating for more than a decade. The question is whether there is enough interest and support for one in Duxbury, a town well-known for its interest and support for healthy food sources, en-ergy saving alternatives and quality crafts.

Duxbury Republicans to meetThe Duxbury Republican Town Committee will be holding

a general business meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Alden House Barn (105 Alden Street.) All registered Republicans are invited to attend and encouraged to become a part of the Republican Party in Duxbury. Visit the Duxbury Republican Town Committee online at duxburygop.org.

Democrats to hold caucusRegistered Democrats in Duxbury will be holding a caucus

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The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Duxbury. All ballots will be written and secret. Those not elected as del-egate and/or alternate, who meet the qualifications, may apply to be add-on delegates in the following categories: youth, mi-nority, and disabled.


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Foodie’s Market...Foodie’s Market invites seniors to come do their shopping and take advantage of the 10 percent senior citizen discounts now offered on Tuesdays only.

Lunch At The Café Ellison...at the Duxbury Senior Center! Enjoy Chef Peter Dewey’s delectable cuisine. ($4 for Duxbury seniors 60 years and up; $5 for all others). Lunches open to everyone, Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. (Kitchen closes at 12:30 p.m.). Call 781-934-5774. Reservations required 24 hours in advance. If you find that you cannot make it, please call to cancel, as food is ordered according to number of reser-vations made. Menus (subject to change):

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Supper Club...will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Royal Garden in Kingston. The price is $15 per person for a fabulous buffet. Cash bar. Sadie bus available. Please call Joan at x113 for reservations.

Art Keeps Us Human...Art teaches, communicates, has hu-mor, adventure and passion. Art matters! Join us for a brief mini-history of Western civilization through art, from the caves to the shuttle to see how art and civilization depend upon each other. There is no charge for this Senior Center activity, to be held Jan. 26 at 10 a.m.

Foot Care Clinic...Certified Nurse Jean Reardon will be at the Senior Center on Jan.27. Cost is $31 at the Senior Center ($45 for home visit). Call Julie at x104 for an appointment.

Managing And Maximizing Your Money during Retire-ment...Jeremy David, Vice President and Trust Center (by ap-pointment only). Call Jeremy at 508-946-3252 to schedule an appointment. An officer from Eastern Investment Advisors is available to answer your questions on Thursdays at the Senior Center.

Telling the Stories of Our Lives...Have you ever wanted to write down stories about your life, a specific event, a certain time of your life or important people who have influenced you? Not sure where to start? Take advantage of the Duxbury Senior Center’s trained volunteers who can assist you in recording your memoirs. For more information, contact Donna Ciappina, Out-reach Coordinator at x105.

Veterans...Call 781-910-4747, or 781-934-5774, x108 to contact Duxbury Veterans’ Agent Rob Lyons.

Fuel Assistance...This program provides help in paying heating bills. Please contact Lynn Madore x106 in the outreach office to schedule an appoint-ment for completing a fuel assistance application. Anyone 65 or older is protected from a shut-off. Call your utility company and make them aware of this. Also, Lynn can assist you in filling out a Food Stamp applica-tion, if needed, and is also available for this service by appoint-ment only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Two different speakers this week, author Rosalind Wiseman and ADL Assistant Director Jennifer Smith, brought the same message to Duxbury: it all

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breakfast Monday morning, outlined what she called the “pyramid of hate.” At the top is genocide and other acts of violent racism and bigotry. But at the bottom are the perpetuation of rumors, stereotypes, jokes and innuendos that, if left to fester, can become racism and violent hate crimes.

At her lecture, Wiseman talked about the joking and kidding around among teenagers that can turn into more destructive behavior down the road. Whether it’s homophobic jesting among boys or biting texts between teen girls, a joke can turn into a hurtful thing quickly.

The common thread here is to have a basic level of respect for each other. Without that foundation of misinformation, stereotypes and rumors –– whether in regard to the races of the world or different social groups in middle school –– can balloon into more serious bullying, hazing, prejudice and racism. But if we chip away at that foundation, it will topple the more serious crimes at the top.

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It is very sad to see the Sun Tavern’s doors closed. Not only has it

been great to have a comfortable and cozy place in the neighbor-hood to enjoy a delicious meal, the restaurant holds even more meaning for my husband and me. More than 25 years ago, when the restaurant was The Chart House, it was where my husband (then boyfriend) pro-posed to me. We did not live in Duxbury at the time. How-ever, once we moved to Dux-bury, and happened to choose a home only a couple of miles from the restaurant, it was great to be able to enjoy good food and meet friends at a place that held a special meaning for both of us.

The fact that their doors are closing, though, is not surpris-ing after the town’s decision to deny them the opportunity to expand their business. The very things that neighbors were

trying to avoid are the things they may end up getting: de-creased privacy, property ex-pansion, increased lighting, etc. But they should have been able to predict it. The writing was on the wall, even without the economy plummeting. The town and its residents are just starting to learn an important lesson regarding compromise on affordable housing issues.

It is too bad that they could not have seen that reasonable com-promise with a long-standing, favored and friendly neighbor-hood business was the wisest move. Hopefully, another res-taurateur will help save the day and keep this very special place for all to enjoy.

Linda L. GarrityWest Street

The School Commit-tee has scheduled a meeting on Feb.

4 at 7 p.m. in Alden School room 104 for the pur-pose of voting on changing the start times of the middle school and high school.

I urge all parents of students that this affects to attend this meeting and voice your concerns before it gets voted in without our knowing. I have spoken with a number of parents, all of whom agree that the change would create major problems in the lives of many residents.

The School Committee and superintendent have proposed the high school and middle school start time change to 8:15 a.m. from 7:30 a.m. The School Committee and super-intendent believe that this will give our older kids 45 minutes longer to sleep, because they are sleep deprived -- or so the studies claim. In my opinion, and the opinion of many others, the reality is that our kids will

stay up later and not gain the extra 45 min-utes. These c h a n g e s will have

many unin-tended conse-

quences, as n u m e r o u s as there are

families with kids in Duxbury. Some obvi-

ous examples range from Al-den kids unsupervised at home or the public library for longer periods after school, to disrup-tion and complications of par-ents work schedules, to limit-ing high school students after school employment options.

I am amazed that they real-ly think this will help our kids. As a product of the Duxbury school system, I, and others, turned out fine -- and believe it or not, we started school at 7:30 a.m.

We need to prepare them for life after high school and not worry about making it easier for them while they’re in high school. They’ll be fine, really.

John Muller Autumn Avenue

Much is being writ-ten and discussed on the Communi-

ty Preservation Act and I would like to register my support for the reduction that is currently being considered.

Most of us are facing fi-nancial woes that we never thought could possibly take place in the USA. The financial

debacle seems to grow each day and many of us now must face a considerable increase in our town property taxes along with increases in just about ev-ery category of basic living ex-penses. It seems that the CPA is an area that could offer help, to all property owners, without affecting vital services. Doesn’t it make sense to roll it back, put

dollars into pockets that sorely need replenishing and then, in the future, revisit it and in-crease funding when we are out of the financial woods? Seems like Common Sense 101 to me. How about you?

Ben MurphyPriscilla Lane

Duxbury is doing well to review the CPA surcharge.

But it will take work to get this rollback article through town meeting and onto the ballot, where it belongs.

If passed, this spring’s ar-ticle wouldn’t appear on the ballot until 2010. This “lag” is not a reason to oppose the roll-back at Town Meeting. In fact, the lag will give us ample time to confirm where the state’s declining CPA support is head-ing for the long term. Also, by 2010 our property tax bills will have caught up to today’s real-ity -- our own property’s fair share of today’s uncertain mar-ket mired in a levy limit which automatically increases regard-less of that market.

As we have seen, a lot can happen in three years. Today it’s not too meaningful that in 2006 Hingham rejected a roll-back and maintained its CPA as is. I wonder if Hingham’s thoughtful taxpayers would do the same today.

CPA advocates have done good things for Duxbury, to be sure, and I thank them. This valuable program flourished through economic salad days;

however, it remains a sepa-rate, discrete surcharge with dwindling matching funds in tough times. Now, perhaps, there should be no earmark-ing or set asides for even the smallest amount. Instead there should be a sense of urgency that all of the town’s revenues go directly through our single elected body.

Whatever the outcome in 2010, voters will have had plenty of time to think about it as long as town meeting adopts the article this spring. If the rollback succeeds in 2010, CPA advocates can seek to restore 3 percent when the opportune time comes.

Thomas H. AndrewsTremont Street

Sun Tavern closing should be a lesson ———

CPA roll back makes sense ———————

CPA surcharge needs review ——————

No place for these views –—

Speak out on time changes —

It all starts with respect for one

another

As President of the Duxbury Interfaith Council, I am writ-

ing to express my deep disap-pointment in Bruce Barrett’s piece about our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Break-fast. For over 75 years, the mis-sion of the Duxbury Interfaith Council has been “to nour-ish the spirit of understanding and cooperation among the di-verse religious institutions and people of faith in the Duxbury community, and to be a vis-ible example of tolerance and respect between faiths.” Each year our outreach program pro-vides food baskets, toys at the holidays, oil in the winter and a summer camp experience for over 150 families in need

in Duxbury. Our MLK Prayer Breakfast is an opportunity for our whole community to put aside differences in faith and politics and come together to celebrate diversity and over-come hatred and bigotry. Nei-ther the DIC nor this year’s inspirational speaker, Jen Smith from the ADL, had any intention or desire to use our interfaith activity as a vehicle to express foreign policy posi-tions. To the detriment of all, only Mr. Barrett found it neces-sary to use his coverage of this wonderful local tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. King to air his own political views.

Rev. Catherine Cullen Duxbury Interfaith Council


Swim captains plea for pool

By Lauren WiLson, senior sWim Captain

The pool is currently home to both the Duxbury boys and girls’ high school swim teams. For me, the pool has been a place where fun, exercise,

and competition come together in an open, friendly en-vironment. Every year we have walk-ons, people new to the sport, who join because of the fun and easy access. We consistently have crowded bleachers at our meets, often filled with current DHS students who can walk across the street to watch. The boys and girls’ teams have over 60 combined members, many who could not be a part of such a great group if long commuting or strange hours were required. Both teams have been league champions several times in the past, and are undefeated again this season. Just about everyone on the team gets a chance to participate in each meet, something unheard of in many other sports. If the pool were closed, the team would lose not only its best facility, but also a large majority of its participants and spectators. It would not only be a lot more expensive to practice and compete somewhere else, it would be a lot less fun. Upcoming members should have the same ben-efits and opportunities that past swimmers have had. As we are off tonight swimming against Barnstable, please think about the two high school teams, our future and that of our members.

For the four years of my high school career, my fa-vorite time of the year is swim season. Swim team is an opportunity to get a great work out and make new friends. None of this would be possible without the Percy Walker Pool. The Duxbury High School Swim Team’s are very privileged to have a pool right across the street from the school. Duxbury is one of the only teams in the Patriot League with this privilege. Closing down the PWP would not only be a disappointment, but an inconvenience as well. The Scituate/Cohasset swim team, our rival, has to travel all the way to Quincy every day just to get a decent work out. Hingham has to travel to Randolph and share pool space with another team to practice. Having to take a bus to another town to practice is just crazy when we have a perfectly good pool right across the street. Renting pool space is very expensive and I think our money could be spent in a more efficient way. Our team is very proud of the fact that we can hold so many home meets because of our pool. I am a senior this year and the co-captain of the swim team as well. Many of my fondest memories were created at this pool and I would love to see it stay so Duxbury can carry out the tradition of having an amazing swim team.

The Percy Walker Pool is like a second home to me. I have been swimming there for over 15 years. I am cur-rently a captain of the Duxbury girls swimming and diving team and I know that everyone on the team would be very upset to see it go. Many traditions have been set at that pool and many goals have been reached. We have been Patriot League champs for the past 17 years and we would not have been able to do it without the Percy Walker Pool. We would not be able to practice everyday, host meets, and be as strong of a team as we are now without the pool. At the beginning of every season, we set specific goals based on the previous year. As a senior, I want to leave know-ing that next year the team will reach their goals and place better at sectional and states than the year before. If the pool were to close, then our goals for the future will not be accomplished which would be a huge disappointment to the team. Please help support the Duxbury High School Swim Team in making our goals a reality by voting to keep the pool up and running. Without a pool, there is no swim team.

If we are going to continue our swimming success we must ensure that we have a place to train and a place where young children can learn to swim and fall in love with the sport of swimming. Starting out swimming on one of the club swim teams that used to swim out of this pool gave many of the best DHS swimmers their start. Some of those teams have now left the PWP for better facilities. This pool is essential to keeping the Duxbury High School athletic tradition alive. On behalf of the Duxbury Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving Teams, we thank you for taking the time to read our letter and hope you decide to keep the Percy Walker Pool up and running.

Gaby Pipp, Hunter Chiasson, Andrew Sommer also signed this letter.

Although these are obviously difficult economic times for

Duxbury, we were surprised to hear that closure of the Percy Walker Pool was under consid-eration for reducing the budget gap. The availability of a mu-nicipal pool was attractive to us when we bought our house 15 years ago, and all of our children have used the pool at one time or another for swim lessons, swim teams and div-ing. Before the town decides to close such an important re-source, there are many points to consider.

What does the Percy Walker pool provide to Dux-bury?

• It services all generations in the town of Duxbury—from toddlers to seniors.

• It provides swim lessons to residents and others at rea-sonable rates.

• It provides a home for our championship high school swim and dive teams.

• It provides a home to a masters swim team and mul-tiple swim and dive clubs.

• It trains our lifeguards.• It provides swim lessons

to our entire fourth grade.• It provides meet space for

adjacent municipalities.• Many a happy birthday

are celebrated there.

What will happen if we close the Percy Walker Pool?

The High School swim and dive teams, at over 60 strong, will have no space for practice or meets. Calls to multiple pools, from Plymouth to Nor-well, have revealed that these facilities are full with com-mitments from other teams or members of their clubs.

If we are able to find space, the cost will be over $21,000.

[six lanes for two hours, five days a week, at $35 per lane per hour, over a 10-week season) This does not include transpor-tation or meet hosting costs. Previously, the school depart-ment has never had to pay us-age fees for the swim team.

Without available diving boards, the High School dive team may have to go as far as Quincy and pay for the pool use and round-trip transporta-tion, in order to continue.

We will lose our fourth grade swim program—a trag-edy in our beach community!

Duxbury residents will not be able to swim at all un-less they join local clubs at a significant increase in cost and travel.

What are the real eco-nomics of the pool?

Essentially at the present time the pool costs this town about $120 a day to provide this important recreational re-source to its residents.

What can we do?We can decide the pool is

important to Duxbury and tell the selectmen and Town Meet-ing we want to keep it open.

We should create a com-mittee or board consisting of members with areas of ex-

pertise in finance, aquatics and marketing to review what changes could be made at the pool to increase revenues.

We should vote to approve the renovations to the Percy Walker Pool as recommended as a one time debt exclusion at an approximate cost of ten cents per day per household, when the measure comes be-fore Town Meeting.

Let’s not close the Percy

Walker Pool hastily. The lack of pool time availability on the South Shore makes the Percy Walker Pool a jewel of Dux-bury. Is it really worth closing the pool for a cost of $120 per day? When your business runs at close to break-even, you first look for ways to minimize costs and maximize revenues before closing the doors and putting people out of work. Once mothballed, it is likely that start-up costs will signifi-cantly increase and jeopardize any restart. While we face dif-ficult economic decisions in the upcoming year, let’s not give up a resource that has such a significant impact on so many Duxbury residents! Be sure to make your voice heard at Town Meeting on March 14.

Karen GoldbergTorrey Lane

For 20 years prior to my move to Dux-bury, I swam several

times a week in the beautiful indoor and outdoor pools of the Jewish Community Center in Newton where I lived. One of the major criteria for my move to Duxbury a few years ago was that it had a town pool for swimming year round. The Duxbury pool certainly lacks the brightness and cleanliness of the state of the art JCC pools and locker rooms, but still, the old town pool is a wonderful place to swim. I love to strap on my swimming suit, goggles, and flippers and pretend I’m a fish for an hour or so. Never do I feel so agile, graceful, and peaceful as when I’m swim-ming. Swimming simply cures what ails me. I never quite feel like a person until I’ve pre-tended to be a fish. Everything about my body and mind feels better after a swim. In these tough economic times, local resources take on more impor-tance and there is relief know-ing a swim is only a heart beat away. Whenever I go to the pool it is alive with people of

all ages enjoying what water has to offer. Kids jump high off the diving board while se-nior citizens float on by. It’s a joyful place. Everyone there knows the power water has to heal. So…please, let’s clean up and not close down the old swimming pool and keep alive a splashing community oppor-tunity to swim.

Vicky AndersonWashington Street

Keep the pool open ——————————

Why the pool is important to me

I think that the Percy Walker Pool is very important to Dux-bury. One reason is that the Alden fourth graders go to the pool for a swim program every year. I just finished

my swimming program as a fourth grader. It was fun. And if the pool is shut down, next year’s fouth graders will not be able to do the swim program. Another reason is the high school swim and dive team has meets and practices there. My sister swims for them. Where will they go? Also, I love diving there two times a week for South Shore Diving. Others on my dive team live not very close and drive back and forth just to dive there. My team would have to find another place to dive. Another thing is people do swim lessons and learn how to be lifeguards there. Also, mem-bers will have to find new pools to be members of. That is why I think the pool should not be shut down. The Percy Walker Pool is a very important part of Duxbury.

Emma GoldbergAlden Student

Pool is my watery escape ————————

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MLK Day celebrated at First Parish

The Duxbury Youth Interfaith Choir, led by Elaine Bryant, sing “I Have a Dream” to open the Martin Luther King Jr. Day service at the First Parish Church Monday morning.

The Duxbury High School Chamber Singers performed two musical selections at the service, “Like a Mighty Stream” and “No Greater Gift.”

Rachael, Lilly and Kathleen Oliver at Monday’s Martin Luther King Day prayer breakfast at the First Parish Church.

Priscilla Tonner and Carol Langford took tickets at the event.

Scott Doughty and Pat Garrity write their dreams for the world onto the No Place for Hate banner.

Susan Shomody, Janna Guinen, Eric Swanson and Wendy Swanson braved the cold and snow to attend Monday’s breakfast and ser-vice.

Ryan, Caitlin, Kathy and Jeff Turok made celebrating Martin Luther King Day a family affair.

Audience members at Monday’s service joined hands for the final hymn, “We Shall Overcome,” so com-monly linked with the civil rights movement.


Zoning Board of Ap-peals: Thursday, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall.

Planning Board: Mon-day, Jan. 26, 7 p.m in the small conference room at Town Hall.

Board of Selectmen: Monday, Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall.

Local Housing Partnership: Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m, at the Se-nior Center.

Fiscal Advisory Committee: Thursday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center

War Memorial Committee: Monday, Feb. 2, 9 a.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall.

Library Trustees: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 8 a.m. in the Setter Room at the library.

Conservation Commission: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall.

Finance Committee: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center.

School Committee: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m. at the Alden School.

Community Preservation Commission: Thursday, Feb. 5, 8 a.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall.

Library Trustees: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 8 a.m. in the Setter Room at the Library.

Alternative Energy Committee: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center.

Around Town Hall

‘High School Musical’ at DMSThe Duxbury Middle School drama club, consisting of 75

sixth, seventh and eighth graders has been working hard the last several months preparing to present the very popular TV/movie hit “High School Musical.” This is the tenth year in a row that Mrs. Kris White, a science teacher at DMS, has devot-ed significant time and energy directing these kids in putting on a full scale play. She is assisted by Ms. Lewen, an English teacher, and two high school students, Annie White and Laurel Duffy.

The play will be presented on Friday Jan. 23 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. at the middle school.

Tickets will be $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and children and will be sold at the door prior to each performance.

BOPPING TO THE TOP: Maddie Lies (Sharpay) Pat MacLennan (Ryan) and Rosie Brewer (playing Taylor) take a break from rehearsals for “High School Musical” at DMS. The play will take place Jan. 23, 24 and 25.

Book Buzz at the libraryChildren in grades four to six are invited to buzz about

books on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 3 – 4 p.m. in the children’s program room. Come to share or just to listen, play a game and have some snacks. Bring a book to share if you like. Register online www.duxburyfreelibrary.org, click calendar, by phone 781-934-2721 x115, or in person at the children’s reference desk.

DEF Board members Cattina Giumetti and Jen Fallon invite all res-idents to host and support Duxbury public schools. “Entertaining for Education”, formerly known as, “Dinners for Duxbury” will take place March 6-15. Interested in hosting? Or can’t host, but would like to attend? Contact Jen Fallon 781-934-9797 or Cattina Giumetti 781-934-7871 or visit duxburyeducationfoun-dation.org for more details.

SEPAC presents seminar

The Duxbury Special Education Parents Advisory Council is hosting a Social-Cognitive seminar presented by Pamela Ely, MS CCC-SLP.

Pamela is a speech and language pathologist and founder of the Ely Center in Newton. She will be dis-cussing the impact of lan-guage processing deficits and navigating the academic and social world around us.

For more information about Pamela and the Ely Center, please visit their Web site at: elycenter.com

Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 7– 9 p.m. in the Merry Room at the Dux-bury Free Library. Make reservations through the Duxbury SEPAC Web site at www.duxburysepac.org and click on Contact Us, fill in your information and put in the event name and num-ber of seats requested.

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DHSMonday: Popcorn chicken, wedges, green bean salad, applesauce, fruit punch.Tuesday: Mac and cheese, veggie tray, dinner roll, Jello w/topping, and juice. Wednesday: Nachos, seasoned beef, corn, salsa/sour cream.

Thursday: Chicken parm w/pasta, sweet peas, side salad, pudding, grape juice.Friday: Super Bowl Preparty, homemade pizza, tossed salad, football cookie, and lemonade. Daily Lunch Options: Salad bar, specialty sand-wiches and more!

DMSMonday: Crispy or spicy chicken, pasta salad, sweet peas, fresh apples. Soup for $1.Tuesday: Hamburger/cheese, smiley fries, corn, pudding, fruit punch. Soup for $1.

Wednesday: Pasta with meat sauce, green beans, bread stick, grape juice. Soup for $1.Thursday: American chop suey, green beans, salad, dinner roll, and juice. Soup for $1.Friday: Super Bowl pre-party, slice of cheese pizza, side salad, fresh fruit, football cookie, and juice.Daily Lunch Options: Sandwich or salad of the day, Mon. and Wed.: bagel, Tues. and Thurs.: pizza, Fri.: Uncrustable

AldenMonday: W/G Max sticks w/dip, chicken noodle soup, raisins, juice.Tuesday: Chicken patty on a roll, rice pilaf, carrots, applesauce, Apple & Eve juice.Wednesday: Mozzarella mania w/dip, caesar salad, green beans, pud-ding, Apple & Eve juice.Thursday: Pasta with or without meat sauce, cucumber wheels, ched-dar cheese cubes, garlic wheat stick, juice.Friday: Pre-Super Bowl party, football shaped nuggets, smiley fries, corn, chilled pears, helmet or football cookie, juice.Daily Lunch Options: Mon. Wed. Fri.: Uncrustable, or pizza, Tues. Thurs.: Ham or turkey and cheese sandwich or bagel and yogurt

ChandlerMonday: Popcorn chicken, smiley fries, green beans, raisins or apple-sauce, juice.Tuesday: Soup and sandwich, chilled pears, and juice.Wednesday: American chop suey, sweet peas, garden salad, dinner roll, peaches, and juice.Thursday: Soft taco w/seasoned beef, corn, salsa,and juice.Friday: Pre Super Bowl Party, football shaped nuggets, smiley fries,corn, chilled pears, helmet or football cookie.Daily Lunch Options: Uncrustable, Mon. Wed. Fri.: W/G pizza or bagel and yogurt, Tues. Thurs.: Ham or turkey and cheese sandwich or Dragon Box

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THE DEADLinE is Monday at noon.

School Lunch MenuWeek of Jan. 19

Duxbury School calenDar

Friday Jan. 23DHS/DMS grades close

Monday Jan. 26Kindergarten switch day

Tuesday Feb. 3DEF Spelling Bee 6:15 p.m. at the PAC

Wednesday Feb. 4School committee meeting 7 p.m.

Thursday Feb. 5Chandler PTA meeting

DHS school council meeting 5 p.m.All Choral Night 7 p.m. at the PAC

Saturday Feb. 7Duxbury Idol 7 p.m. at the PAC

Monday Feb. 9All String Night 7 p.m. at the PAC

DHS PTO 7 p.m.DMS PTA board meeting 7 p.m.

Wednesday Feb. 11All Band Night 7 p.m. at the PAC

Alden Student Council meeting 2:45 p.m. in the libraryAlden PTA meeting 10 a.m.

The Wizard is coming!Mark your calendars now for the biggest show of the season. The DHS Drama Club and Music

Department are presenting the “Wizard of Oz” and the cast and crew are ready to take you to the Emerald City. With over two hundred students involved in the show, you, your family, and friends can have a wonderful time seeing this production of the classic musical. Performances will be Jan. 30 and 31 at 7:30 p.m., and Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. Call 781-934-7612 now to reserve your seats.

The cast of the “Wizard of Oz:” Front row: Munchkins Abigail Lacasse, Katie Cass, Caroline Curley, Morgan Cleary, Michaella Cesarini. Back row: Munchkin Jackie Mutkoski, Riley Kerle (Scarecrow), Kerry Turok (Dorothy), Brian Greenwood (Tin Man), Matt Scorza (Cowardly Lion)

Congratulations to the following stu-dents who were

the class winners for the 2008 GEO Bee:

Eighth grade: Pat Buell, Mark Trudeau, Mike Connol-ly, Brian Leddie, Dean Dela-grange, Pat MacLennan, Joe Kearney, Tyler Sunderland, Sean Casey.

Pat MacLennan was the winner for the entire eighth grade.

“I think I got to this place because I grew up with a mom that’s a teacher,” said Mac-Lennan. “I had an interest in different places and cultures. I was fascinated by international places and maps.”

Seventh grade: Aaron Klein, Maddie Van Ummers-en, Mike Tougas, Johny Cong-don, Drew Ricciardi, Caroline O’Rourke, Angus Walters, Amandalyn McLellan, Ian Brown, Jason Dorsett.

Caroline O’Rourke was the winner for the entire sev-enth grade.

“I think I got this far in the 2009 GEO Bee because every night my dad has us do Triv-ial Pursuit cards at the dinner table,” said O’Rourke. “Each card has a geography question on it so that helps me learn.

Also, I read a lot so those books include a little geogra-phy. My cousin who is travel-ing through different countries also sends me fun facts.”

Sixth grade: Garrett Chat-lin, Jake O’Connor, Tucker Kelly, Zayla Schaeffer, Terry Hutchinson, Chris Tibbetts, Aidan Pilon, Niall Dillon, Sean Dullea, Jared Sullivan, Erik Magnuson, CJ Ruff.

Zayla Schaeffer was the winner for the entire sixth

grade competition. “There was a question

on Texas and my best friend moved there a few years ago,” said Schaeffer. “There was a question about the ancient city of Ur and we had studied that unit before.”

The ultimate winner of the 2009 National Geographic GEO Bee is Pat MacLennan.

2009 National Geographic GEO Bee is Pat MacLennan and his teacher, Renee Pithie.

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Thursday Jan. 88:19 a.m. Breaking and enter-ing of a motor vehicle on Depot Street. Pocketbook taken from unlocked motor vehicle found on the side of the road. Property re-turned to owner.9:49 a.m. Party called 911 and reported someone trapped in an elevator on Mayflower Street. Deputy fire chief reports a child hit the button, and no one was trapped.11:57 a.m. Wires down across Gurnet Road. NSTAR and Veri-zon called.4:45 p.m. Minor motor vehicle accident reported in parking lot on Saint George Street.6:42 p.m. Officer reported a large pothole found on Bay Road. DPW notified.7:32 p.m. Flat tire on southbound side of Route 3. Party waited in police station for AAA.8:42 p.m. Citizen complains of motor vehicle driving all over the road on Chestnut Street. Area search was negative.

Friday Jan. 9 12:22 a.m. Motor vehicle ac-cident with injuries reported on Tremont Street. One male trans-ported by ambulance to Jordan Hospital. Female shuttled home.10:31 a.m. Possible assault on Tremont Street reported by 911 call. Peace restored.3:50 p.m. Keys locked in vehicle on Mayflower Street. 5:21 p.m. Caller reports people yelling behind the Duxbury Free Library. Area search negative.10:13 p.m. Motor vehicle stop on Congress Street. Written warning issued.10:22 p.m. Motor vehicle stop on Congress Street. Written warning issued.

Saturday Jan. 107:00 a.m. Disabled motor ve-hicle in police station parking lot.9:21 a.m. Lifeline alarm report-ed from West Street. No answer at the door, and no response re-ported form the client. A door was damaged upon forced entry to the home.11:19 p.m. Citizen reported a motor vehicle partially in the road on Chandler Street. Officer spoke

to owner to move the car.5:53 p.m. Marshfield police re-ports erratic operator in Marsh-field heading toward Duxbury. No vehicle found.6:38 p.m. Motor vehicle ac-cident on Tremont Street. One person transported to Jordan Hos-pital. One female taken to Frank-lin Street.8:25 p.m. West Street reported as slippery road. Department of Public Works called.8:52 p.m. Motor vehicle block-ing road on Chapel Street. Un-able to locate owner. DPW re-quests vehicle be removed.11:06 p.m. Motor vehicle struck a pole on East Street. Property damage, but no personal injury.

Sunday Jan. 1112:04 p.m. Motor vehicle acci-dent with injuries at the corner of Winter Street and Route 53. Dux-bury Fire Department notified.12:50 p.m. Motor vehicle acci-dent reported on Harrison Street. Property damage, but no injury reported.1:04 p.m. Motor vehicle acci-dent on East Street. Head injury reported.1:50 p.m. Person reported youths on all terrain vehicles in the area of Blodgett Avenue. Of-ficer spoke to the youths and their father.2:21 p.m. 911 call regarding parents and child on a lake, and caller was unsure of their safety. Officer spoke to all and deter-mined everything was okay.2:55 p.m. Snowplow on Frank-lin Street reportedly caused dam-age to property. Report filed.11:44 p.m. Single car accident with injury reported on Tremont Street.

Monday Jan. 129:25 a.m. Car crash on Depot Street. No injuries.9:42 a.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Lincoln Street. Crash determined to be in Marshfield.11:14 a.m. Suspicious activity on Summer Street. Caller states

car in driveway possibly took photos. Area search negative.2:31 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Kingstown Way. No injury or damage.5:16 p.m. Caller from Federal Eagle Road requested ambulance. Patient transported to Jordan Hos-pital.7:46 p.m. Resident of Congress Street reports object wrapped in a blanket. Officer investigating finds it is only a blanket.

Tuesday Jan. 134:11 a.m. Caller reports some-one ringing the door bell. Area search was negative.9:21 a.m. Motor vehicle stopped on Church Street. Citation is-sued.

10:21 a.m. Caller from Tremont Street reports a dog in and out of traffic. Unable to contact animal control officer.1:21 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Tremont Street with injuries. One person transported to Jordan Hospital.2:01 p.m. Resident of Tobey Garden Street concerned for chil-dren skating on ice. Officer re-ports the ice appears to be safe.7:30 p.m. Caller from Buck-board Road reports a person came to the door posing as an IRS agent. Police advised caller to call the police department if the person returned.11:24 p.m. State Police officer reports erratic operation of a mo-tor vehicle on Chestnut Street.

Wednesday Jan. 1412:51 a.m. Car found in snow bank on Loring Street with no one around. Tow company notified.9:22 a.m. Motor vehicle stopped on Church Street. Citation is-sued.11:01 a.m. Motor vehicle ac-cident with injuries in front of Town Hall.12:00 p.m. Possible truck fire on Stonegate Lane. Assisted fire department.3:33 p.m. Disabled motor vehi-cle at the roundabout on Congress Street. Services rendered.9:44 p.m. Citizen on Chandler Street reported a car all over the road at a high rate of speed. Area search negative.

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Dick and Ann Shaughnessy met me at the Bog to see the skating exhibition Joan

Vienneau-Bunnell had set up this past Saturday morning. Joan’s the Figure Skating Director at the rink in nearby Kingston and January is National Skat-ing Month. Dick and Ann’s 16-year-old daughter Alexandria would skate in the exhibition along with several other skaters at various levels of experience. I wanted to see her skate in person.

Ann was up in the warmth of the

lobby. I knew she’d be wearing a hat (I hadn’t met her face-to-face) but that wasn’t enough. Half the women in the place were wearing hats. Skating rinks

are cold. We sorted it out.Ann had snuck out of the house to

see Alex skate. Ann’s chemotherapy is finished, but her oncologist doesn’t want her out in public until her im-mune system recovers from the chemo. She cheated. I picked on her for not wearing a gold lamé hat, something bright enough for me to pick her out of a crowd. It made her laugh, but her friends were a little more appropriate, and softly overjoyed to see her out and about.

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The old saying, “All good things come in threes,” rang true for the boys’ basketball team Friday night at Pembroke High School.

With a 71-54 win over the Fisher Division-leading Titans, the Dragons improved to 11-0 on the season, qualified for the MIAA Tournament and senior Mark Brust scored his 1,000th point wearing the green and white.

The Bates-bound se-nior led the Dragons with 27 points, despite playing spar-ingly when the Dragons pulled away, and eclipsed the 1,000 plateau in front of a raucous contingent of Dragons fans, who made the trip over to see his big moment.

“It feels good,” Brust said about reaching the milestone. “I definitely think it was a team accomplishment too. We worked hard together, we got the win and just played hard. It just worked out tonight.”

“He’s a special kid,” said Head Coach Gordon Cushing. “He’s humble as heck and he’d give away all those points for a W. It’s been an honor to coach him and Bates gets a hell of a player.”

Brust has been with the varsity club since his fresh-man year and was the sixth man when Duxbury went on their state title run in 2005-06. While his skills have always been evident to Cushing, the coach said Brust’s commit-ment to the game has made

him such a potent scorer.“We tell him he needs to

do this or that on his game, and he puts it into practice in the off-season,” Cushing said. “This year we needed him to get stronger, so he went in the weight room. He’s a very coachable kid.”

Despite getting production from Brust and Sam David-son early, Pembroke kept pace with the Dragons throughout the first half.

Behind 12 first-half points from center Matt Devine, Pembroke kept the game with-in five after one quarter. The Dragon’s pulled away slightly in the second quarter, but still only carried a 36-27 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Dragons pulled away for good in the third, as their defense frustrated both Devine and point guard Sam Nagle, while stretching their lead to 18..

“Our quarter this year has been the third,” Cushing said. “I think it’s because we’re deep and we wear teams down.”

The Dragons continued

to hold the Titans at arm’s length in the fourth, never let-ting Pembroke closer than 14 points in rolling to their 11th win of the season and qualify-ing for post-season play in the MIAA tournament.

While tournament play was all but a forgone conclu-sion with their hot start, and al-most an afterthought to Brust’s

1,000th point, the senior cap-tain said the this year’s team is as focused on the State title as the championship team from his freshman year.

“We work just as hard [as that team] and we definitely have a chance to do something special,” Brust said. “We just need to stay focused and keep playing the way we are.”

It’s a grand day for Brust

HISTORIC MOMENT: Mark Brust fires away from the corner and nails his 1,000th career point.

HE SCORES IN MANY WAYS: Brust shows he can take it to the basket during his 27-point effort in Duxbury’s 71-54 win over Pembroke.

Photos by David Grossman

BOYS’ BASkETBAllDuxbury 71 Pembroke 54


First Baptist fbcd.org

781- 934-6095 Dr. Kevin Cassidy

Sun. worship, 9:30 a.m., Sunday school class, children through adult, immediately fol-lowing morning worship; 5:30 p.m., junior and senior high youth groups; 6 p.m., devotion and prayer time; Wed., 9:30 a.m., ladies’ Bible study, 6:30 p.m., Awana for children age 4 - 6th grade, 6:45 p.m., adult Bible study taught by Pastor Kevin.

Holy Family Churchholyfamilyduxbury.org

Rev. Bryan Parrish781-934-5055

Weekend Mass: Sat., 5 p.m., Sun., 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., family Mass, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. babysitting avail-able at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Daily Mass: Mon.-Sat., 8:15 a.m. The rosary is prayed after daily Mass. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Fri., 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Daytime Bible study Thurs., 9:30 a.m. Evening prayer group Wed., 7:30 p.m. Men’s prayer group Fri., 6:45 a.m.

Pilgrim Churchpilgrimchurchofduxbury.org

Rev. Todd Vetter, Senior PastorRev. Eloise Parks, Associate

Pastor781-934-6591

Sunday schedule: Worship Service, 10 a.m., Pilgrim Ring-ers – 8:30 a.m., Junior Choir – 9:00 a.m., Teen Choir – 11:15 a.m., Kids Klub – 2:30 p.m., Junior Youth Fellowship – 5:00 p.m. Church office hours, Mon., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tues.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Pilgrim childcare and preschool, Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, eVestors will meet at 12:15 p.m. Ladies Bible Study is held on Tuesdays, 7 p.m. and Wednesdays, at 9 a.m. Open Bible Study on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Volunteering at the Pine Street Inn, Friday, Jan. 23, 3:45 p.m. There will be a PCCP board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m.

United Methodisthighstreetumc.org

Rev. Barbara Kszystyniak781-585-9863

Sun., adult choir, 8:30 a.m., worship service and Sun-day school, 10 a.m., followed by fellowship. Tues. morning prayer, 6 a.m. Wed., Wired Word Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Third Fri. of each month din-ner is served at Mainspring Shelter, Brockton. Last Wed. of the month, ladies’ luncheon, 12 p.m.

Church of St. John the Evangeliststjohnsduxbury.org

Rev. Roy Tripp781-934-6523

Sunday services: 8 a.m.,

w/music 10 a.m. Wed., men’s Bible study, 6:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist and Healing, 10 a.m., children and youth choir re-hearsal in the evening. Thurs. evenings, adult choir rehearsal. Fri., AA meeting, 7 p.m. First Mon. of each month, God On Tap, 7 p.m., at the Winsor House.

First Parish Churchduxburyuu.org

Rev. Catherine Cullen781-934-6532

Sunday worship, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Church school classes meet downstairs in the Parish House (rear entrance) at the same time. Junior Choir, 9:15 a.m., Senior Choir, 9:30 a.m., HIP youth group, 6 p.m., Buddhist group, first and third at 7 p.m.

St. Paul’s Church of the NazareneRev. David Troxler

781-585-3419 Sunday worship, 11 a.m.

Nursery is provided for all services. Sunday school meets Sunday morning from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Bay Path Nursing Home Ministry held Sundays at 2 p.m. at 308 Kingstown Way. DivorceCare and DivorceCare for Kids (for children ages 5-12 )will begin a new ses-sion on Thurs. Feb. 5 and will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Thursday.

First Church of Christ Scientist

781-934-6434Sun., 10:30 a.m., service

and Sunday school for youth to age 20, Wed., 7:30 p.m., ser-vice.

Living Waters Community of Hope

LivingWatersCH.orgRev. Kendra Vaughan Hovey

[email protected] Box 1761 Duxbury, 02331

Worship services will be held Sundays at 6 p.m. begin-ning May 3.

Journey Community of Faith

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781-585-8295Sun., 10 a.m., Ford Center

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Thursday, Jan. 22Burnt Toast Bi-Weekly. Meets on Thurs., 4 p.m., at the Duxbury Free Library and produces a literary newspaper. For more information, call 781-934-2721 x115 or visit the library Web site at duxburyfreelibrary.com.

Staying calm in the midst of this economic storm. These turbulent economic times are unsettling, to say the least. No matter how you and your loved ones are being affected by the economic crisis, come join us to share our thoughts and feelings about how we might find calm and resilience, even in the face of major changes in our lives. Rev. Catherine Cullen, reverend of the First Parish Church will facilitate this session, which will be followed by other workshops on “Transition & Change.” All are welcome! Please join us at the First Parish Church, Wednesday Jan. 21, 10-11:30 a.m., or Thursday Jan 22, 7-9 p.m. Any questions, call 934-6532 x3 or e-mail [email protected].

Friday, Jan. 23Cooking Classes at Foodie’s. Fri., Jan. 23 and 30, 1-2:30 p.m., Chef Laura will teach a class on “Carbonara and Alfredo” and “Wine Sauces: Marsala and Lemon Caper.” Cost is $25 per person and includes a wine and cheese pairing. For reservations, call 781-934-5544 x0 or stop by the store.

saTurday, Jan. 24Marmalade and Murder: The Sweet and Sour of Writing a Mystery Novel. Jan. 24 at 2 p.m., Edward Lodi will combine readings from his recently published whodunit, Marmalade and Murder, with an informal discussion of the techniques for writing detective fiction at the Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield. For more information, visit www.ventresslibrary.org or call 781-834-5535.

Sacred Heart High School to Hold Entrance Examination. Sacred Heart High School, Grades 7 through 12, will administer the school entrance examination on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 8:45 a.m. at the school. To pre-register for the entrance examination or for further information regarding

Sacred Heart High School, please contact the Admissions Office at 781-585-7511 Walk-ins are welcome on test day.

Blood Drive. Make giving blood a new tradition. Visit the American Red Cross blood drive at the Senior Center on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All blood types needed. To make an appointment call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE, or contact Jim Taylor at 781-934-2375.

Owls and omelettes. Mass Audubon presents “Owls and Omeletts” at the North River Wildlife Sanctuary, 2000 Main St. in Marshfield on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 5:30-7:30 a.m. For more information, contact John Galluzzo at 781-837-9400 x7909.

sunday, Jan. 25Sunday Salon Series: Lisa Genova. The Duxbury Free Library and Westwinds Bookshop present Lisa Genova, author of the compelling novel, Still Alice, on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. in the library’s Merry Meeting Room. Seating is limited, so please obtain a ticket in advance.

Tuesday, Jan. 27Parents and guardians of 8th graders. The Duxbury Free Library is offering a class designed for parents to learn about the electronic and print resources available through the Library. In our Mining for Research Gold we will demonstrate where to look and where not to look for information so that you can guide your researcher. The class is will be offered two more times: Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 and Feb. 3. Please call the Reference Desk to register: 781-934-2721 ext 100.

Book Buzz at the Duxbury Free Library. Children in grades 4 to 6 are invited to buzz about books on Tuesday, January 27, 3 – 4 p.m. in the children’s program room. Come to share or just to listen, play a game and have some snacks. Register online at www.duxburyfreelibrary.org, click calendar, by phone 781-934-2721 x115, or in person at the children’s reference desk.

Wednesday, Jan. 28Make your Easter baskets at our Nantucket basket class! Classes, including supplies and class time, are $220 for DAA members or $250 non-members. Basket instructors are sisters Pam Smith and Patty Campbell. For more information contact Mary Beth at Duxbury Art Association 781-934-2731.

Helping Individuals with Social-Cognitive Issues Succeed: A Language Processing Perspective. The Duxbury Special Education Parents Advisory Council is hosting a Social-Cognitive seminar presented by Pamela Ely, MS CCC-SLP on Wed. Jan. 28 from 7-9 p.m. in the Merry Room at the Duxbury Free Library. Pamela is a speech and language pathologist and founder of the Ely Center in Newton. For more information about Pamela and the Ely Center, please visit their Web site at: www.elycenter.com. Please make reservations through the Duxbury SEPAC website at www.duxburysepac.org and click on Contact Us, fill in your information and put in the event name and number of seats requested.

Winter Eve’s labyrinth walk. Come join us at the First Parish Church on Wednesday, Jan. 28 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. for a labyrinth walk. Whatever one’s religion beliefs, walking the labyrinth can clear the mind and calm the spirit, especially for people in the throes of life’s transitions. Our labyrinth walk is an invitation to people from all faiths. Allow at least 20 minutes for your walk. Any questions, you can call 934-6532 x2 or e-mail [email protected].

Thursday, Jan. 29DMP meeting. Duxbury Music Promoters will hold a casual meeting Thursday, Jan 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Winsor House for anyone interested in hosting a dinner for the DMP “Music Dinners” on Saturday, March 21. We are looking for host/hostess’ to gather their friends for an evening to celebrate Duxbury Public Schools award winning music program. We will discuss all the details of how to plan a DMP dinner. For more information call Pamela Smith 934-6492 or Beth DuBuisson 781-834-2688.

Friday, Jan. 30Off to see the wizard. Duxbury High School’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” will be performing at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. To reserve tickets, please call the Duxbury Performing Arts box office at 781-934-7612.

saTurday, Jan. 31Off to see the wizard. Duxbury High School’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” will be performing at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. To reserve tickets, please call the Duxbury Performing Arts box office at 781-934-7612.

sunday, Feb. 1ASP pizza delivery. Duxbury Appalachia Service Project will be selling Pizzas for delivery on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1. Pick up an order form at Holy Family Church outside the Parish office, or from any ASP participant, and return by Jan. 27.

Off to see the wizard. Duxbury High School’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” will be performing at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. To reserve tickets, please call

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upcomingStorytime Openings. There are still some spaces available for the Tuesday morning storytime which will begin in February at the Duxbury Free Library. This program for children ages 3 ½ to 4 years of age will run Tuesdays, Feb. 3 to April 14, 10:15-10:45 a.m. This is a stay alone storytime but adults must stay in the library while children attend. Registration must be done in person by visiting the children’s department. For more information, call 781-934-2721, x115.

More Cooking Classes at Foodie’s. Gentlemen only please, on Tues., Feb. 10 from 6–7:30 p.m. Laura will lead a class on making a romantic Valentine dinner for your sweetheart. This class is $25 and includes a wine and cheese pairing and samples of the dishes Laura will create.

Spelling bee. The 2009 DEF Community Spelling Bee will be held at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The red carpet begins at 6:15 p.m. and the Bee from 6:30 – 9 p.m.. The Spelling Bee supports the fundraising efforts of the Duxbury Education Foundation. Enter or sponsor a team (three spellers) with an entry fee of $300. Call Gay Shanahan at 781-934-2138 to volunteer or for more information and to obtain entry forms visit

DivorceCare. DivorceCare and DivorceCare for Kids (for chidren ages 5-12)will begin a new session on Thurs. Feb. 5 and will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Thursday through May 14 at St. Paul’s Church of the Nazarene, 136 Summer St. This is a weekly support group and seminar for those who are recently separated or divorced. DivorceCare for Kids combines games, crafts, music, activities and DVD drama to create an atmosphere where children can feel comfortable. Call 781-585-3419 for details and to register. Cost is $25 for the first member of each family and $12 for each additional family member.

Introduction to Cake Decorating at the Duxbury Free Library. Children in grades 4 to 8 accompanied by an adult, are invited to learn basic cake decorating skills on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the children’s program room. Registration is required and will begin on Saturday, Jan. 24 in person at the

children’s desk or by phone 781-934-2721 x115. No repeat of previous participants can be accommodated.

Mass Audubon presents “Desserts and Destinations: Downeast Maine.” At the North River Wildlife Sanctuary, 2000 Main St. in Marshfield, on Saturday, Feb.7 at 7 p.m. For more information, contact John Galluzzo, 781-837-9400 x7909.

Prepare for a British Invasion. The Duxbury Free Library is planning a dance with a literary theme to be held on Fri., Feb. 6 in the Merry Meeting Room. The theme is: “The British Invasion” and participants will be dressing up as characters from British books. Therese DiMuzio will be the DJ.

Eat Your Words. The Duxbury Free Library and Foodie’s Duxbury Market are kicking off the New Year with a unique collaboration named Eat Your Words. Our first theme is the Middle East. Highlights are: Feb. 15, 2 p.m.: Discussion of “The Bastard of Istanbul” with Georgina Chanatry at the Library, followed by a tasting of a Middle Eastern dish at Foodie’s. Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m., Children’s stories of the Middle East recommended for ages 4 – grade one with an adult at Foodie’s. March 2, 10 a.m., tour of the store with a sampler of Middle East ingredients at Foodie’s, $5 per person, March 10, 6 p.m., cooking class: Middle Eastern Cuisine at Foodie’s, $25 per person, March 15, 2 p.m., discussion of “Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil” with Georgina Chanatry at the Library, followed by a tasting of a Middle Eastern dish at Foodie’s. For more information, call the Library at 781-934-2721 x100 or e-mail [email protected].

Democrats to hold caucus in Duxbury. Registered Democrats in Duxbury will be holding a caucus at The Duxbury Free Library, in the Merry Room, Alden Street on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. to elect seven delegates and three alternatives to the 2009 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Delegates will be divided equally between men and women. The Convention will be held on Saturday, June 6 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Duxbury. For caucus information please contact Chairman David O’Connell at 781-934-0991.

Duxbury Appalachia Service Project bottle and can drive. Duxbury ASP teen volunteers will hold a bottle and can drive on Sunday,

Feb. 8 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Holy Family Church Parking Lot. Please help out this worthy cause.

Lifeguard classes at Percy Walker Pool. The pool is now enrolling for February vacation. Recertification for lifeguarding and CPR classes are also available. Please contact Tiasa by phone at 781-934-2464 or at the pool office for more information.

Duxbury Idol. The fifth Annual Duxbury Idol will now be on Saturday, May 2. The school calendar has Feb. 7 listed. Please update your calendars for this event!

ongoingBeach and Transfer Station Stickers. The Town of Duxbury is currently accepting applications for beach and transfer station stickers. Applications can be downloaded from the town Web site www.town.duxbury.ma.us and are available at Town Hall. Residents can purchase their beach stickers at a reduced rate by mailing in their application postmarked by March 2. There are no reduced rates for transfer station stickers. Senior rates are already reduced. Please be sure to include a self addressed stamped envelope for the return of your stickers.

Drop In Storytimes. At the Duxbury Free Library. Programs include: Toddler Tales, Tues., 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., age 3 and under, Drop In Story Time, Wed., 10:30 a.m., age 3 and under and Gather ‘Round Story Time, Fri., 10:30 a.m., for preschoolers. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration required. For more information, check the children’s pages on the library Web site at duxburyfreelibrary.org.

Stories and Art for Preschoolers and Toddlers. Meets on the first Thurs. of each month at the ACM from 10-11:30 a.m. Cost is $5 per session. Pre-registration is required by calling 781-934-6634 x15.

Burnt Toast Bi-Weekly. Meets on Thurs., 4 p.m., at the Duxbury Free Library and produces a literary newspaper. For more information, call 781-934-2721 x115 or visit the library Web site at duxburyfreelibrary.com.

Caregivers Support Group. Meets on the third Tues. of each month, 6:30-8 p.m., at the Senior Center on Mayflower Street. Sponsored by the Norwell VNA and Hospice. For more information, call 781-659-2342.

Strength Training Class. Meets on Thurs., 9-10:30 a.m., at the Senior

Center on Mayflower Street with Missy Walker, certified personal trainer and fitness consultant. Cost is $7. For more information, call 781-934-5774 x15.

Book a Librarian. The Duxbury Free Library is offering 30-minute one-on-one sessions to assist patrons in their life long learning quests. Information or using computers, you name it we will help. For an appointment or for more information, call 781-934-2721 x131.

Friday Night Entertainment. Fri. nights, 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., at the Winsor House on Washington Street, featuring Sean McLaughlin, guitarist and vocalist.

Rep. Calter Office Hours. Meets on the third Fri. of each month, 9-10 a.m., at the Senior Center. For more information, call State Representative Thomas Calter’s office at 617-722-2305.

Sustainable Duxbury. Meets on the first Wed. of each month, 7:30 p.m., at the Senior Center on Mayflower Street. For more information, call Judi Vose at 781-934-3283 or Jim Savicki at 781-585-8041.

Question of the Week

A light or roundabout at the 53/Winter Street intersection?

“I think it should be a light. People go through that intersec-

tion too quickly.”Jeff Bolster Vine Street

By mary Beth Goldman

“There should be something there. A light would be suf-

ficient.”Ellen Snoeyebos

Young Adult librarian Duxbury Free library

“A light would be better. People will just go through the

roundabout at high speed.”Dawn MacGarvey

Vine Street

“A roundabout is a good idea. It will slow traffic. It’s difficult to

turn at that intersection.”Andrea Henderson

Orchard lane

“A light would be a good inter-mediary step. A roundabout

would be more expensive and take longer to implement.”

Sue Clark lantern lane


Sharon Cronin joined us. She’s the president of the Pilgrim Skating Club based at the Hobomock Arena in Pembroke, and was also instrumental in starting Duxbury High School’s Figure Skating Team. They skated to a State Championship last year. Sharon’s daughter Jacquie, 17, is on the team and Kelly Cronin, 13, will join up as soon as she hits the High School. Kelly skated to Gold in the Open Juvenile Ladies class at New Englands. This is the world of competitive figure skating, tightly woven and counted (most often) in families, not solitary individuals. Indeed, the families link together as well. Parents support one another. In the clobberings like Ann Shaugh-nessy’s breast cancer battle, of course, but also in the day-to-day grind that it takes to raise an elite athlete.

Take Joan Vienneau-Bunnell, the Director at the Bog. She grew up in Duxbury, started skating at Hobomock (still her first love, and still coaching there, too). By 1976 she had taken an Eastern Championship at the Intermediate Ladies level. Dux-bury’s Chuck Foster (figure skater and judge at the national and international level) noticed, and recommended Joan to the famed Italian coach Carlo Fassi.

“I’ll never forget what Chuck did for me,” Joan says. “I went to take [coaching] from Carlo in Colorado. I was 15, and went there in the summers. He coached Dorothy, too [Hamill] and Scott [Hamilton].”

These famous skaters and others remain friends. Scott, Dorothy, and Jo-Jo Starbuck skated with Joan in her career as a

member of the Ice Capades, and later in John Curry’s Skating Company. Curry’s shows were smaller, about 14 skaters and set in theaters rather than arenas. Joan had seen Curry’s show years earlier, at 16 years old, and told her mother, “That’s what I want to do!”

“My mother wasn’t so sure, but a few years later [she was 22] I auditioned for John Curry, and I got the job. I opened at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.”

Curry’s show is also where Joan met Jim Bunnell, her husband-to-be, a stage hand who

travelled with the group. When it came time to settle down and raise a family, Joan left the show, but never left figure skating. Now she coaches and runs the Bog program, proud to hire only Gold Medal or Master level coaches. It seems to be working. The response to the exhibition, according to Joan, was excel-lent. Learn To Skate beginners had a chance to see the next level and beyond, including one of their Junior Coaches (Alex Shaughnessy), who stuck her tongue out at her mom and dad (a warm-up tradition) and went on to skate a beautiful Short Program, fluid, fast, and light as air. Ann wouldn’t miss it for anything.

Life on icecontinued from page one

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BOYS’ BASkETBAllDec. 16 Dux over Hingham 69-58 1-0Dec. 22 Dux over Scituate 61-60 2-0Dec. 27 Dux over Plymouth North 91-54 3-0Dec. 29 Dux over Somerville 70-60 4-0Dec. 30 Dux over Nauset 58-55 5-0Jan. 2 Dux over Silver lake 78-68 6-0Jan. 5 Dux over Marshfield 57-50 7-0Jan. 7 Dux over Whitman-Hanson 73-63 8-0Jan. 9 Dux over Hanover 63-46 9-0Jan. 13 Dux over Middleboro 68-51 10-0Jan. 16 Dux over Pembroke 71-54 11-0Jan. 19 Randolph Home 3:00Jan. 23 Rockland Away 6:30Jan. 25 Quincy Home 4:30Jan. 27 North Quincy Home 6:30Jan. 30 Hingham Home 6:30Feb. 3 Quincy Away 6:30Feb. 6 Scituate Away 6:30Feb. 10 Silver Lake Home 6:30Feb. 12 Whitman-Hanson Away 6:30Feb. 13 Patriot League All-Star Game TBA 8:00Feb. 18 Plymouth North Away 5:00

GIRlS’ BASkETBAllDec. 22 Dux over Scituate 54-44 1-0Dec. 27 Dux over Hingham 80-71 2-0Dec. 29 New Bedford over Dux 58-50 2-1Jan. 2 Dux over Silver lake 52-34 3-1Jan. 7 Whitman-Hanson over Dux 66-53 3-2Jan. 9 Dux over Hanover 78-70 4-2Jan. 13 Dux over Middleboro 61-27 5-2Jan. 16 Dux over Pembroke 70-31 6-2Jan. 19 Randolph Away 3:00Jan. 23 Rockland Home 6:30Jan. 25 Quincy Away 4:30Jan. 27 North Quincy Away 6:30Jan. 30 Hingham Away 6:30Feb. 2 New Bedford Home 6:30Feb. 3 Quincy Home 6:30Feb. 6 Scituate Home 6:30Feb. 10 Silver Lake Away 6:30Feb. 12 Whitman-Hanson Home 6:30Feb. 13 Patriot League All-Star Game TBA 6:00Feb. 18 Bishop Fenwick Home 3:00

BOYS SWIMMING & DIVINGDec. 16 Dux over Hanover/Rockland 92-55 1-0Dec. 18 Dux over Hingham 99-77 2-0Jan. 6 Dux over Middleboro 85-74 3-0Jan. 8 Dux over Norwell 89-68 4-0Jan. 12 Dux over Barnstable 102-63 5-0Jan. 13 Dux over Pembroke 65-50 6-0Jan. 15 Dux over Quincy/N. Quincy 93-73 7-0Jan. 27 Randolph Away 3:30Jan. 29 B.C. High Home 4:00Jan. 31 Scituate/Cohasset Quincy 11:30Feb. 3 Silver Lake Home 3:30Feb. 5 League Championship-Dive Middleboro 3:30Feb. 7 League Championship Quincy 1:00

GIRlS SWIMMING & DIVINGDec. 16 Dux over Hanover/Rockland 94-82 1-0 Dec. 18 Dux over Hingham 90-82 2-0 Jan. 6 Dux over Middleboro 102-71 3-0Jan. 8 Dux over Norwell 90-72 4-0Jan. 12 Barnstable over Dux 96-74 4-1Jan. 13 Dux over Pembroke 88-78 5-1Jan. 15 Dux over Quincy/N. Quincy 98-79 6-1Jan. 27 Randolph Away 3:30Jan. 31 Scituate/Cohasset Away 11:30Feb. 3 Silver Lake Home 3:30Feb. 5 League Championship-Dive Middleboro 3:30Feb. 7 League Championship Quincy 10:00

BOYS TRACkDec. 15 Hingham over Dux 54-46 0-1Dec. 15 Middleboro over Dux 57-43 0-2Dec. 29 Pembroke over Dux 63-37 0-3 Dec. 29 Randolph over Dux 55-45 0-4Jan. 12 Quincy over Dux 51-48 0-5Jan. 12 Dux over Scituate 71-29 1-5Jan. 29 Whitman-Hanson Lewis 4:30Jan. 29 Silver Lake Lewis 4:30Feb. 2 Hanover Lewis 4:30Feb. 5 All-League Meet Lewis 5:00

GIRlS TRACkDec. 15 Dux over Hanover 72-28 1-0Dec. 15 Dux over Middleboro 64-36 2-0Dec. 29 Hingham over Dux 76-24 2-1Dec. 29 Dux over Quincy 73-30 3-1Jan. 12 Pembroke over Dux 66-34 3-2Jan. 12 Dux over Rockland 73-27 4-2Jan. 29 Whitman-Hanson Lewis 4:30Jan. 29 Silver Lake Lewis 4:30Feb. 2 Randolph Lewis 4:30Feb. 2 Scituate Lewis 4:30Feb. 5 All-League Meet Lewis 5:00

BOYS ICE HOCkEYDec. 17 Dux over Barnstable 5-2 1-0Dec. 20 Dux over Hanover 5-4 2-0Dec. 23 Hingham over Dux 6-2 2-1Dec. 27 Dux ties Marshfield 2-2 2-1-1Dec. 29 Pembroke over Dux 3-0 2-2-1Jan. 3 Dux over Norwell 3-1 3-2-1Jan. 7 Dux over Brockton 9-1 4-2-1Jan. 10 St. John’s(S) over Dux 3-0 4-3-1Jan. 12 Norwood over Dux 3-0 4-4-1Jan. 17 Dux over Marshfield 3-2 5-4-2Jan. 19 North Quincy Home 1:00Jan. 24 Archbishop Williams Home 5:00Jan. 28 Xaverian Brothers Foxboro 6:15Jan. 31 Weymouth Home 6:00Feb. 2 Braintree Randolph 7:10Jan. 4 Coyle-Cassidy Away 8:00Jan. 7 Bridgewater-Raynham Home 6:00Jan. 11 Medford Away 7:00Jan. 14 Cape Cod Classic Falmouth TBAJan. 16 Cape Cod Classic Falmouth TBAJan. 18 Cape Cod Classic Falmouth TBATBA Needham Home 12:00

GIRlS ICE HOCkEYDec. 13 Dux over Barnstable 4-0 1-0Dec. 17 Dux over Sandwich 6-1 2-0Dec. 20 Dux over Marshfield 6-1 3-0Dec. 27 Dux over Martha’s Vineyard 2-1 4-0Dec. 30 Dux ties Falmouth 2-2 4-0-1Jan. 3 Dux over Canton 1-0 5-0-1Jan. 7 Dux over latin Academy 3-1 6-0-1 Jan. 14 W-H/Pembroke over Dux 3-0 6-1-1Jan. 17 Hingham over Dux 5-1 6-2-1Jan. 19 Scituate Hobomock 10:15Jan. 24 Franklin Home 3:30Jan. 26 Westwood Canton 4:30Jan. 28 Quincy/North Quincy Quincy 6:00Jan. 31 Falmouth Home 3:20 Feb. 4 Barnstable Kennedy 6:20Feb. 7 Martha’s Vineyard Home 3:20Feb. 11 Marshfield Gallo 7:00Feb. 14 Sandwich Home 3:20 Feb. 17 Cougar Classic Rockland TBAFeb. 19 Cougar Classic Rockland TBAFeb. 21 SEMGHL All Star Game Gallo TBA

WRESTlINGDec. 17 Dux over Whitman-Hanson 36-33 1-0 Dec. 29 Marshfield Tournament 7th 1-0Jan. 3 W-H Invitational 2nd 1-0Jan. 6 Dux over Silver Lake 52-24 2-0Jan. 10 Wayland over Dux 47-24 2-1Jan. 10 Winchester over Dux 43-26 2-2Jan. 10 Dux over Wakefield 43-33 3-2Jan. 14 Quincy over Dux 37-36 3-3Jan. 17 North Andover Quad 2-1 5-4Jan. 19 Scituate Away TBAJan. 24 Pembroke Home 10:00Jan. 24 Middleboro Home 10:00Jan. 24 Hanover Home 10:00Jan. 28 Hingham Home 7:00Jan. 31 Somerset Away 10:00Jan. 31 Mansfield Away 10:00Jan. 31 Bridgewater-Raynham Away 10:00Feb. 7 Duxbury Team Tournament Home 9:00TBA Rockland Home 10:00TBA Randolph Home 10:00TBA North Quincy Home 10:00

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Dragons Winter Sports ScheduleRevised as of Jan. 19

Joan Vienneau at 22, curtain call at the Met.

Joan Vienneau in the Ice Capades, from Myrna Walsh’s “Clipper Visits” piece in the mid 1980’s.


Dragons’ DenSports Editor Mike Halloran • [email protected]

By mike halloran, sports editor [email protected]

After going scoreless in a pair of 3-0 losses to St. John’s and Norwood, the Dragons got their scoring touch back on Saturday night with a 3-2 win over Marshfield (3-3-3), put-ting them back over the .500 mark at 5-4-2.

Coach John Blake knew he would have nights when

goals would be hard to come by, but with goalie Dan Sang-ster standing on his head all night long, three would be all the Dragons would need.

“He kept us in the game in that first period,” said Blake. “We were out-played, out-shot, out everything.”

Despite the win, Marsh-field carried the play for most of the first period, buzzing the Duxbury end and keeping Sangster on his toes for the full 15 minutes while he held them scoreless.

The junior netminder was hoping his teammates would come to his aid in the second quarter, but it didn’t start out that way, as the Rams tested Sangster twice in the opening minute in trying to grab the lead.

Duxbury took advantage of the Marshfield pressure and broke out of their zone, firing on Marshfield goaltender Will Lundberg, who left a rebound for Matt Hetherington. The se-nior captain gathered the loose puck and pulled it around Lun-dberg as he crossed through the crease, depositing it be-hind the fallen netminder for a 1-0 lead at the 13:35 mark.

Sangster continued to keep the Rams at bay as the shots kept coming, and once again the Dragons took advantage of a lull in the action to grab a 2-0 lead.

With sophomore defense-man Stefan Krall and Hether-ington moving the puck up ice and into the Marshfield zone, Hetherington spotted junior forward Jim Landry, who fired to the top left corner to beat Lundberg for his first goal of the year.

A minute later it appeared the Rams were on the verge of narrowing the margin by one, but they failed to execute a 3-on-1 break into the Duxbury end and saw their chance go by the board.

The frustration continued for the visitors, as Sangster was unbeatable while facing over 20 shots in the first 29 minutes. With 2:49 left in the middle stanza the Rams went on their first power-play of the night: a sequence that would test Sangster and the Duxbury defense.

Just two seconds remained on the man-advantage when the Rams broke through, pick-ing up another Sangster save with Ryan Conors beating the Dragon goalie to cut the mar-gin to 2-1 with 21 seconds to go.

Things got a bit testy in the final seconds of the sec-ond period, as the Rams were whistled for roughing, and the referees hit both teams with unsportsmanlike penalties, setting up a Duxbury power-plat to start the third.

“We knew coming into the game it was going to be physi-cal,” said Blake. “Last time we played them in the Christmas

tournament it was very chippy. Any time you throw these two teams together it is going to be an emotional game.”

The penalty would come back to haunt the Rams, as it took sophomore Bryan Barry just 41 seconds to score what proved to be the game winner on an assist from sophomore defenseman Kane Haffey.

Despite trailing 3-1, Marshfield kept on plugging, as Eric Weidemann came busting in from his right wing slot and fired on Sangster with 12:02 to go.

Both teams killed off short-handed situations mid-way through the final period,

but the Rams didn’t need a man advantage to close the gap to 3-2.

After another Ram rush that Sangster saved, the face-off came to his right where Conor MacLean drew it back to Jay Matthews, who wristed a shot past the screened net-minder to make the game in-teresting.

Momentum was clearly on Marshfield’s side, as the Rams almost got the equalizer 20 seconds later when their shot appeared to beat Sangster. However, the net came off its mooring and the officials ruled the play dead.

Duxbury’s defense held

the fort the rest of the way, as Sangster made a great save on a screened shot, and his teammates fended off an ex-tra skater situation when the Rams pulled their goalie with 35 seconds to go.

“We need to play for three periods if we are going to win anything,” said Blake. “The talent level isn’t extraordinary. But if these guys want to out-work the competition shift af-ter shift and period after period we’ll be okay.”

The team will be back in action on Saturday night at 5 p.m. at The Bog when it takes on Archbishop Williams.

Boys regain scoring touch

BOYS’ HOCkEYDuxbury 3Marshfield 2

GETTING THINGS STARTED: Senior captain Matt Hetherington slides a backhander past Marshfield goaltender Will lundberg to give Duxbury a 1-0 lead.

DOING THE DIRTY WORk: Defenseman Ryan Schroeder (19) and forward Matt Hetherington (16) battle for a loose puck in the corner.

lAYING DOWN ON THE JOB: Duxbury netminder Dan Sangster makes one of several saves during second period action in Saturday’s 3-2 win over Marshfield.

Photos by Mike Halloran


Duxbury High School is a member of the MIAA (Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Asso-ciation). Our membership in the MIAA allows

us to compete with other MIAA member school, and also to participate in MIAA post-season tournaments. As a mem-ber, we are required to follow the regulations of the MIAA handbook.

Rule 23 of the MIAA handbook states that “The MIAA does not in any way sanction, encourage, or con-done “Captain’s Practice” in any sport.” For this reason, Duxbury High School does not sanction any out of season practices of this sort or allow members of its coaching staff to be involved in Captains’ Practices. Therefore, Duxbury High School is not liable for injuries or other issues that arise at these types of gatherings.

Rule 41 of the MIAA handbook states that “Student participation in out-of season activities may not be funded in any way by booster clubs or organizations.” This includes all parent groups that are established to fund raise for any individual sport. For example, the 3- point club could not pay for DHS students to play in a fall bas-ketball league, and the Gridiron Club could never pay for students to take part in a summer passing league. If found in violation of this rule the sport could be ruled ineligible for tournament play and possibly worse, sanctions can be applied toward the athletic department and coaching staff.

However, it is widely known that many sports hold out of season practices where individuals may choose to work on their skills outside of the normal sport season. Many students choose these types of workouts in hopes of becoming better skilled in order to impress their coaches at tryouts. Students vying for positions on Duxbury High School teams are permitted at least three tryout sessions for those sports that hold tryouts before any student can be cut from a team. It would be logical to get in shape before the first day of tryouts.

There appears to be a widely believed myth that stu-dents must participate in Captains’ Practices in order to make a team. This is absolutely false.

Rule 40.4 of the MIAA handbook states that “A coach may not directly or indirectly require an athlete to par-ticipate in a sport or a training program outside of the MIAA defined sport season.” If anyone can prove that a coach used attendance or ability shown at Captains’ Prac-tices as a reason for a student to make or be cut from the team, that coach would be in violation of MIAA rules.

There are exceptions to some out of season parameters that are described in detail in the MIAA handbook. The handbook is viewable on the MIAA website: www.miaa.net. Rules such as the 50 percent rule for out of season coaching and rules for individual sports (golf, swimming, etc) are explained in detail. In all cases members of our coaching staff are made aware of these rules at various times throughout the year, and are encouraged to read the MIAA handbook so that they better understand all of the rules and regulations of our high school athletic associa-tion.

If anyone has any questions concerning these regula-tions, feel free to contact the athletic department by phone, 781-934-7668, or via e-mail at [email protected].

Captains’ practices

FromTheAD

By thom holdGate dhs athletic director

There appears to be a widely believed myth that stu-dents must participate in Captains’ Practices in order

to make a team. This is absolutely false.

By Wendy Genereux clipper contriButor

The new-look Patriot League featured one of the most competitive and surpris-ing wrestling match-ups of the season last Wednesday night in Quincy when the Dragons took on the Quincy Presidents and the Duxbury Dragons.

Despite an eight-point deficit with two matches to go, Quincy rallied at home to win in dramatic fashion, 37-36, in front of a full house at the Dungeon Wrestling Club.

The come-from-behind win by the Presidents negated the efforts and perseverance of senior captains Colin McKen-zie and Tyler Genereux, who were both battle tested in their individual matches, but re-fused to let their first personal losses of the season be at the hands of a league opponent.

Quincy got off to a good start when they sent senior heavyweight Taylor Radcliffe to the mat and he went un-opposed, giving the hosts an early 6-0 lead. Tim Donoghue continues to be frustrated when opposing coaches choose to bump up their 103 lb. grappler, rather than have them face one of the South Shore’s best in the Duxbury junior. That was the case on Wednesday night, giving the visitors an easy six points.

Fortunately for Duxbury, freshman Brendan Gillis spoiled Quincy’s game plan when he got the first takedown, and eventually recorded a first-period pin over freshman Selma Ghoudey in the 112 lb. weight class.

Fellow freshman Mikkel Linskey may not have got-ten the win or the pin in the 119 lb. weight class against Quincy senior Tyler Balcam, but the scrappy underclassman earned a moral victory by re-fusing to get pinned in a hard-fought 13-1 loss that could have affected the outcome of the match.

With the score 12-10, Quincy junior captain and #4-ranked Josh Gerry wasted little time getting six points and giving the Presidents the lead when he pinned junior Colin Connolly in 19 seconds in the 125 lb. match-up.

That match set up two con-secutive forfeits by Quincy in the 130 lb. and 135 lb. weight classes, giving the Dragons their biggest lead of the night at 24-16, and setting the stage for the highlight match be-tween #4-ranked Paul Reggi-annini at 145 and #5 ranked Colin McKenzie in the 140 lb. weight class.

Reggiannini cut down to 140 for the match, and got the first takedown and a 2-0 lead. McKenzie escaped to cut the lead in half, but another Reg-giannini takedown had the Duxbury senior captain down 4-1 at the end of the first pe-riod. McKenzie earned a one-point escape at the start of the second period, but still trailed 4-2 going into the third and fi-nal period. The two wrestlers quickly exchanged reversals to the delight of the crowd, but the Quincy senior captain couldn’t McKenzie from es-caping from bottom twice in the last minute of the period, giving the Duxbury star a thrilling 7-6 win.

With the momentum seem-ingly in Duxbury’s favor, Zach Sanchez faced off against Quincy senior Scott Griffin. Unfortunately for Duxbury, Sanchez fought an uphill bat-tle from the start when Griffin mounted an early 6-1 lead. The Dragon senior would get with-in three points in the second period, but that was as close as he would get before getting pinned in the third period.

With a 27-22 lead, senior captain Johnny Barrett made quick work of Quincy sopho-more Tommy Meng with a first period pin, giving the Dragons some breathing room with four matches to go.

That set up a shocker in the 160 lb. weight class when Quincy senior captain Dan Quinn faced off against Dux-bury junior John McGeady. McGeady started strong with a first-period takedown, but Quinn quickly reversed, sunk his legs in, and turned the ju-nior grappler to earn a critical pin.

With the score now 33-28, senior captain Tyler Genere-ux was hoping to silence the crowd when he took the mat against senior captain Zach Manning in the 171 lb. weight class. Genereux got the first takedown, but Manning got

an escape before the Duxbury captain took Manning to the mat again. The Quincy captain would get another escape clos-ing the gap to 5-2 at the end of one. Down by three, Manning chose bottom, and got a rare two-point reversal against Ge-nereux, cutting the lead to 5-4. Feeling confident after a quick escape, Genereux went for an-other takedown, but a costly move gave Manning the two points, tying the match at 6-6. With ten seconds remaining in regulation, the #9-ranked Genereux escaped with a dra-matic 7-6 win to remain un-beaten.

In the 189 lb. weight class Duxbury senior Pat Murphy took the mat against Quincy senior Steve Kamb. After giv-ing up a takedown, Murphy escaped only to have Kamb take him down again. Mur-phy fought for the escape, and cut the lead to two, but an-other takedown by Kamb put the match out of reach for the Dragon senior, who came up on the short end of a 6-2 deci-sion.

That set up the final match of the night and Quincy’s last chance at stealing a victory. The Dragons put their fate in the hands of senior Jake Rou-macher in the 215 lb. match-up against Quincy senior Liam Keough. With a 5-point Dux-bury lead, the Dragons could only lose the match if Rou-macher got pinned. The Quin-cy grappler was determined to do just that, as he took Rou-macher down in a headlock, pinning him and dashing the Dragons’ hope of a Patriot League crown.

On Saturday, the Dragons beat Waltham and The Brooks School of Andover before los-ing a close contest to host North Andover. Winning all three of their matches were McKenzie (145), Genereux (171), senior captain Justin Carroll (130), and senior Zach Sanchez (140).

CRUNCH TIME: Duxbury senior captain Colin Mckenzie stacks his Rockland opponent earlier this month en route to a pin. Mckenzie and senior captain Tyler Genereux remain undefeated and improved to 17-0 on the season after this past weekend’s action.

President’s Day comes early for wrestlers

WRESTlINGDuxbury 36Quincy 37



The girls’ hockey team saw its unbeaten streak come to a halt last week when it lost a 3-0 decision to a surprising combo team from W-H/Pem-broke.

The loss left the girls with a 6-1-1 record, and wasn’t a good way to prep for a game with defending state cham-pion, Hingham, on Saturday afternoon at The Bog.

While the girls started the year on the fast track, their performances since Christmas Day haven’t been as dominat-ing, as they hit a scoring slump entering the mid-season.

A 5-1 loss to Hingham shouldn’t have anyone panick-ing, but it does show that the team has a ways to go before it can be considered in the top echelons of girls’ hockey in Massachusetts.

They looked like they may have arrived in the first period against the Harborwomen af-ter they survived a Hingham score in the first 37 seconds of the game, but it was all down hill after that.

A Christine Bowler goal on a difficult angle squeezed past goaltender Julia Hannon when the shot bounced high off Hannon’s shoulder and dropped behind the junior net-minder for a quick 1-0 lead.

Duxbury missed a glit-tering opportunity at the 8:10 mark, but made up for it less than two minutes later when sophomore Brianna Connol-ly picked up a lose puck in a scramble in front of goalie Beth Findley and picked the top corner to tie the game at 1-1.

The Lady Dragons would have two more power-play chances in the period, but couldn’t muster much of an of-fense, and then hung on for the rest of the period and escaped an apparent Hingham goal as the puck squirted behind Han-

non.Senior captain Meg Munc-

ey did her best to put her team on top to start the second pe-riod when she tested Findley in the first minute of play, but

that the roof caved in, as sec-ond period goals by Rebecca Murphy, Stephanie Invernizzi, and Bowler gave the Harbor-women a commanding 4-1 lead late in the period.

Before the period was over, both teams would rattle shots off the post, even though Duxbury had a two-man ad-vantage on the power-play.

Hingham would miss a wide open net early in the fi-nal 15 minutes, but it mattered little, as they controlled the ac-tion throughout the period by keeping the puck in the Dux-bury end.

After dominating the fi-nal period, the Harborwomen

scored their final goal of the night when Invernizzi was all alone in front with 1:58 re-maining and slipped her shot inside the left post.

“I was a lot more happy with the effort tonight than I was against Whitman-Han-son,” said Coach Friend Weil-er. “We certainly stayed with them in the first period, and had a hiccup in the second, and we had a close third period as well. We’re a young team and we still need to work on some things.”

The girls will have another tough game on Saturday night when they entertain Franklin at 3:30 p.m. at The Bog.

Lady Dragons hit a rut in the ice

GIRlS’ HOCkEYDuxbury 1Hingham 5

A SEAT WITH A VIEW: Duxbury’s kaitlin Sullivan (24) and Brianna Connolly (3) try to get the puck past the Hingham defense and the Hingham goaltender Beth Findley.

A TURN OF EVENTS: Senior captain Meg Muncey makes a turn at center ice and heads back on defense.

OFF TO THE RACES: Sophomore forward Molly O’Sullivan races through center ice and into the Hingham zone during Saturday night’s loss to the Harborwomen.

Attention all DHS lacrosse players Captain’s practice has started at the Jungle Plex in Plym-

outh and will continue every Thursday at 4 p.m. during Janu-ary and February. Please bring a check for $75, made out to Duxbury Youth Lacrosse. Call Quinn Cully at 781-934-0379 with any questions.

Softball registration opensGirls in grades 1-9 are invited to enroll in Duxbury Youth

Softball’s spring season. Sign up online at www.duxburyy-outhsoftball.org. With extended pre-season skills clinics (Soft-ball Fridays and February vacation programs) this promises to be the best season yet. Plus, the DYS board has voted to hold the line on fees, and there will be no increase over 2008.

lUCkY SEVEN: Hingham’s Stephanie Invernizzi celebrates a goal, while Duxbury goaltender Julia Hannon checks out the bad news.


By candida Brush clipper contriButor

The boys’ swim team is still perfect with a 7-0 record after sweeping three meets last week that started with a 102-63 win over Barnstable.

Three swimmers were double event winners, as Hunt-er Chaisson aced the 200-yard freestyle in a State qualifying time of 1:57.00, five seconds ahead of Art Su (2nd). The se-nior co-captain also stroked his way to a win in the 100-yard backstroke (58.00) to beat Ike Fontaine (2nd) and Ben Zelvis (3rd).

Bernardo Neves got in on the funk, making a Sectional cut in the 200-yard individu-al medley (2:16.29), nosing out Cam Crowell and Lucas Wojciekowski. The Brazilian barracuda also touched out Crowell in the 500-yard free-style after swimming stroke for stroke for 20 laps. Ben Pot-ash was fourth in the event.

Barry Su sprinted to two

victories, taking first in the 50-yard freestyle over Drew Husted and Drew Cooper. Su also splashed to first in the 100-yard freestyle (54.88), nipping Pat Sullivan and Chris Kimball.

Jon Ng was never chal-lenged in the 100-yard but-terfly, as he cruised to a win (1:00.87), and Art Su won the 100-yard breaststroke in a tight race over senior co-captain Andrew Summer and Wojciekowski.

Duxbury motored to wins in the 200-yard medley relay with Chaisson, Barry Su, Ng and Art Su, while Ng, White, Wojciekowski, and Crowell won the 200-yard freestyle by three seconds. Chaisson, Crowell, Art Su and Neves teamed to win the 400-yard freestyle.

A day after their victory on the Cape, the Dragons traveled to Pembroke where they won every event in 65-50 win.

Crowell was double trou-ble, stopping Pembroke in the 200-yard individual med-ley (2:15.40) and coasting to first in the 100-yard butterfly (1:01.03) over Brendan Da-vidson and Zelvis.

White provided valuable points in the 500-yard free-style, outlasting Ng and Pot-ash, while also cruising to the wall first in the 100-yard back-stroke (1:08.97) in a personal-best time.

In other individual events Sullivan touched first for the win in the 100-yard freestyle ahead of Andrew Gilmore and John Shayne.

Husted zipped to first in the 200-yard freestyle, while Jason Lijewski sprinted to the wall (27.25) in the 50-yard freestyle, just touching out Jeff Terizzi (27.75). Zelvis won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:18.09.

Ian White won the diving competition scoring 123.73 points.

Duxbury relays contin-ued to do their job, as Husted, Art Su, Barry Su and White won the 400-yard freestyle relay by a whopping 27 sec-onds. However, it wasn’t as

easy for White, Wojciekowski, Davidson and Art Su, who had to swim up to edge out Crow-ell, Zelvis, Ng and Terizzi by a half second. Crowell, Hus-ted, Art Su and Ng combined to win the 200-yard freestyle relay.

The Dragons came home to meet Quincy/North Quincy on Thursday and left little doubt that they were the league lead-er. Getting off to a fast start, the Dragons held a 46-point lead by the sixth event and cruised to a 93-73 win.

Even after a grueling week, Neves continues to turn heads, as he burned yet another per-sonal best (51.12) in the 100-yard freestyle, and dusted the field in the 200-yard freestyle

(1:55.72) with Barry Su tak-ing second and White placing third.

Crowell just missed the state cut by a mere 9/100 of a second in the 500-yard free-style, winning the event over Ng and Potash.

White got his blue ribbon in the 100-yard backstroke (1:09.16), nipping out David-son and Sullivan.

The 200-yard individual medley featured a horserace between Art Su and Ng, as the two raced stroke for stroke to a photo finish. When the splash-ing stopped, it was Su by 4/10 of a second, with Potash in third.

Wojciekowski zoomed to a State qualifying time in the 100-yard butterfly (58.34), while Chaisson matched it with his fourth state cut in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.25). Husted was the top finisher in the 50-yard freestyle over Cooper and John Shayne.

Chaisson, Sommer, Ng, and Neves outdid their previ-ous best in the 200-yard med-ley relay (1:50.33) to win the event, with White, Duncan Edgar, Ng and Husted topping the field in the 400-yard free-style relay.

After a week of well de-served rest, the Dragons travel to Randolph on Tuesday, be-fore coming home on Thurs-day to host an always tough BC High squad.

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The Duxbury girls’ swim team took two of three meets last week to better its season record to 6-1. After dropping a tough meet against Barn-stable (74-96), the Lady Drag-ons rallied to trump Pembroke the following day, 88-74 and Quincy/North Quincy (98-79) two days later.

Duxbury managed just three wins against the Red Raiders, despite several sea-son-low and State qualify-ing times, with all three relay teams stepping up to establish new lows.

Kaitlin Buckley, Kassie Sweeney, Avery Riddle and Emily Hutchinson posted a season- low of 2:02.18 to lead off the day, but it wasn’t enough to catch Barnstable, as they settled for second.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Hutchinson, Gaby Pipp, Laura Husted and Sarah Gold-berg erased three seconds off their previous best (1:48.75). However, despite a terrific ef-fort, they were touched out at the wall.

Even with a 30-point defi-cit, Duxbury went into the 400-yard freestyle relay de-termined to race well and they did, with Riddle, Pipp, Buck-ley and Goldberg churning out a season-low 3:57.13 to take first in the event.

The only individual event winners of the day were Buck-ley and Goldberg. Buckley zoomed to a State qualifying 1:16.53 win in the 100-yard breaststroke, while Goldberg cruised to a 5:41.72, more than 20 seconds ahead of the field.

Freestyle sprinter Hutchin-son notched a season best time in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.41 for second, just ahead of Pipp (3rd) and Hus-ted (4th).

In the 100-yard freestyle, Katelyn Coghlan also quali-fied for the State champion-ships (57.03), just missing the top spot by a second, while Hutchinson raced a season-low 59.56 (3rd) with Pipp in fourth (59.96).

Other top finishers were

Goldberg (2:05.16), who zipped to second in the 200-yard freestyle, and Riddle, who took second in the 100-yard backstroke (1:08.43), nipping out Molly Davis and Hilary Dudley.

The next day, the Lady Dragons rebounded to sink Pembroke in an easy victory, winning 11 of 12 events.

Veteran Goldberg doubled up to win both the 100-yard backstroke ahead of teammates Mary Courtney Madigan and Hillary Chatlin, and the 200-yard individual medley, nos-ing out Pipp and Dudley.

Riddle dusted everyone in the 100-yard butterfly, winning by more than 12 seconds in a sectional qualifying time, with

Sweeney taking second and Coghlan in third. The fresh-man phenom also motored to a 2:09.13 win in the 200-yard freestyle.

Sam Tougas continues to perform well in the diving competition, as she once again scored higher than the Sec-tional qualifying time with a 164.25 to take first. Kelly Mas-gul took second in the event..

Dudley coasted to a win in the 100-yard freestyle, touch-ing out Andrea Celino and Jes-sica Stayton.

The 500-yard freestyle fea-tured a Duxbury sweep with Husted, Chatlin and Madigan, while Sweeney won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:21.12) over Katie Brasington (2nd).

True to form, the Duxbury relay teams won all three rac-es. Sweeney, Lauren Wilson, Lindsay Jordan and Celino zipped to first in the 200-yard medley relay, while Husted, Pipp, Hutchinson and Riddle won the 200-yard freestyle re-lay. Pipp, Riddle, Hutchinson and Goldberg teamed to finish out the meet with a win in the 400-yard freestyle.

After two road meets in three days, the Lady Dragons returned home to the Percy Walker Pool to rout Quincy/North Quincy by 19 points,

while winning nine of 12 events. The blue ribbons were spread around, as seven swim-mers took top honors.

Several close races high-lighted the meet, as Buckley barely touched out Goldberg in the 200-yard freestyle by only 1/10 of a second, while Husted inched out Dudley by two seconds in the 50-yard freestyle.

In other action, Brady floated to a win in the 100-yard butterfly and Pipp stroked her way to the wall in the 100-yard freestyle ahead of Brasington and Laura Nelson. Goldberg glided to an easy win in the 500-yard freestyle and Riddle won the 100-yard backstroke.

Tougas flipped and twist-ed to a season-high 173.10, topping the State qualifying score, with Masgul and Brady completing the sweep.

Duxbury won the 200-yard medley relay, as Buckley, Davis, Riddle and Hutchinson topped teammates Mary Kate Blanchard, Maddie Aglow, Celino and Catrine Sigstads-toe.

The Lady Dragons have a week off before a pair of road trips with Randolph and Scitu-ate/Cohasset ends the January schedule.

Trifecta for Boys Swimming

BOYS’ SWIMMINGDuxbury 102Barnstable 63

BOYS’ SWIMMINGDuxbury 93Quincy/N. Quincy 73

BOYS’ SWIMMINGDuxbury 65Pembroke 50

Swimmers Improve to 6-1

DOUBlE TROUBlE: Hunter Chaisson won the 200-yard free-style and the 100-yard backstroke in Duxbury’s 102-63 win over Barnstable in the first of three straight wins for the Dragons.

Photo by Karen Goldberg

GIRlS’ SWIMMINGDuxbury 74Barnstable 96

GIRlS’ SWIMMINGDuxbury 98Quincy/N. Quincy 79

GIRlS’ SWIMMINGDuxbury 88Pembroke 78

FRESHMAN FlASH: Swimmer Cassie Sweeney won the 100-yard breaststroke against Pembroke. Photo by Karen Goldberg



The Dragons broke from their normal routine of Tues-day and Friday night games, hosting Patriot League rival Randolph (2-8) on Martin Lu-ther King Day.

Despite the afternoon af-fair, Duxbury maintained its perfect record with a hard-earned 68-58 win over an in-spired Blue Devil squad.

Mark Brust (35 pts.) con-tinues to light it up for the Dragons, as his 19 first-half points gave the Dragons a 38-30 halftime lead.

The Blue Devils were in-tent on stopping Brust, but their aggressive defense sent the Duxbury All-Star to the foul line repeatedly in the first few minutes, as he nailed six free throws and a basket to give the hosts an 8-4 lead.

The lead would grow to 17-8, as Ian Whitney contrib-uted four points, but a three-point bomb from Jason Tous-saint would get the visitors rolling.

A 14-2 run fueled by the play of Guerby Despage Jr turned the game around in a little over three minutes, giv-ing Randolph a 22-19 lead at

the end of a furious-paced first quarter.

“This fast paced style is how we like to play,” said Duxbury Coach Gordon Cush-ing. “But when they go to that extended zone they are quick

enough to cover space and we struggled with that a little bit. In the end we got it done, so it was a good win.”

A Mike Casal three-point-er tied the game at 26-26 with five minutes left in the half,

and a Brust trey would make it 29-27, putting Duxbury ahead. A 9-3 run lead by Brust and junior Aaron Kramer allowed the Dragons to pull away in the final two minutes of the half.

The lead grew to 50-36 midway through the third quarter, as Brust and Kramer continued to do damage in-side. However, it didn’t pre-vent Randolph from fighting back, as Despage and Crysto-pher Jackson combined for six straight points to cut the lead to 50-42.

Holding a 55-44 lead af-ter three quarters, things were looking comfy for the Drag-ons, especially after Brust hit a pair of buckets to start the fourth quarter for a 15-point lead.

The Blue Devils dug in defensively and got Duxbury out of synch, running up and down the court and firing away for an 11-0 run that suddenly had the Dragons holding on to

a precarious 59-55 lead with 2:05 left in the game.

Brust broke the Randolph run with a basket to make it 61-55, but a Casal three-point swish from the right wing put the final nail in the Randolph coffin at 64-55 with 1:05 to go.

“Our first quarter was aw-ful, and the second quarter was great (8 pts.),” said Cushing. “We had a pretty good third quarter, but that last quarter just wasn’t smooth. They gave us a lot of trouble and I think playing in the daytime was a little funky.”

While Brust lead the team in scoring with 35, including 11 of 13 from the line, Dux-bury also got solid offensive contributions from Kramer (11) and Brian Grossman (10).

Next up for Duxbury is a Friday night battle with the Bulldogs in Rockland at 6:30 p.m.

In November, Lieuten-ant Colonel David Brigham of Duxbury was inducted into the Norwich Univer-sity Athletic Hall of Fame for his contributions to Nor-wich University’s football and wrestling programs. Last year he was inducted into the Bridgton Academy Athletic Hall of Fame for his many football achieve-ments, such as being named captain of the team in 1984.

He joins his father, Don-ald, All American-Football, and his brother, John, All American-Wrestling, in the Norwich University Ath-letic Hall of Fame; making for the only father-son-son combination of 161 in-ductees since 1819. Dave’s younger brothers have also accomplished a great deal on the football field. Jer-emy played tight end with the Oakland Raiders from 1998-2003, and Andrew was a captain and stand-out defensive tackle for the San Diego Aztecs from 2001-2005.

After graduating from Norwich in 1988, Dave ac-cepted a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the

US Army. He served as an artillery officer in Germany and Korea until 1992, when he was selected as a transfer into the US Army ‘s Spe-cial Forces. Since then he has served in combat zones around the world protect-ing America’s interests and working to develop strategy in the war on terror.

He is currently stationed in Washington, DC, and has been featured in a number of articles and books, including Robin Moore’s “The Hunt for Bin Laden.” His wife is the former Natalia Filippova of Moscow, Russia, and his daughters are Jessica Anne, 4, and Heidi Elizabeth, 2.

Brigham makes Norwich Hall of Fame

David Brigham

Dragon basketball makes it 12 straight wins

BOYS’ BASkETBAllDuxbury 68 Randolph 58

CANDlEPINS FOR CASH – Aaron kramer bowls over Jason Toussaint on his way to the basket and an offensive foul

UP,UP AND AWAY – Randolph’s Andrew Jones skies over Brian Grossman

Sunday Salon Series: Lisa GenovaThe Duxbury Free Library and Westwinds Bookshop

present Lisa Genova, author of the compelling novel, “Still Alice”, on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. in the library’s Merry Meeting Room. “Sill Alice” is a haunting and accurate por-trayal of a woman’s descent into dementia from the prime of her life and the loftiest of cerebral heights. Genova’s consid-erable research and exemplary credentials lends this novel a gripping authenticity. Free tickets will be available at both locations two weeks before the event. Seating is limited, so please obtain a ticket in advance. For more information about this program, call the library at 1-781-934-2721 x108 or visit duxburyfreelibrary.org and follow the Program Notes Link.


Duxbury on ice

Iced marshes provided a vision of beauty as the temperatures warmed to the teens last week.

The powder point bridge is all dressed up in white trim displaying a beautiful sight for all that braved the frigid weather.

Ice coats the rocks and the water at the harbor where very few ventured out.

Ice and snow coat the pilings on piers all along the coast.

Rock walls were coated with snow and ice and ducks swam around the ice floes.

As pretty as the bay is in the sum-mer, the ice and snow turn it into a lovely pastel.

Photos by Deni Johnson

Red Cross blood drive set for Jan. 24

Visit the American Red Cross blood drive at the Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street, on Saturday, Jan. 24. Donor hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and all blood types are needed. Less than five percent of people who are eligible to donate blood actually do and donations are al-ways needed. The American Red Cross needs your help to ensure that no patient need goes unmet this holiday season. Blood must be available before it is needed to help save the lives of accident victims, cancer patients, premature babies and other people who need this lifesaving gift. To make an appoint-ment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or contact Jim Taylor at 781-934-2375.


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Personal Asst./Executive Asst.Available Weekends to run er-rands/personal shopping, pay bills/bookkeeping, perform ad-ministrative tasks, organize clos-ets, make housekeeping and property maintenance arrange-ments, make appts, arrange par-ties and much more. $30/hour, one hour minimum. Call Marie, 781-834-3646.

Experienced PainterThirty years experience. Average size ceilings, $90; 10’x12’ room, $200. Wallpapering and custom finishes. Senior discounts. Inte-rior and exterior painting. Excel-lent references and free esti-mates. Call Matt, 508-746-8115.

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A year-round local service. Window prices start at $5/each. We also repair loose and leaking gutters, and can install highly durable and effective gutter screens/guards. We also can repair your worn/torn window and door/slider screens. I always answer my phone! Please call cell # 508-523-9927.

Seasoned FirewoodDry Oak. Cut, split, and delivered. $175/half cord; $300/full cord. Free delivery. Stacking available. Call Greg at 781-706-9829 (cell).

Carpentry Services Former carpentry teacher experienced in all phases of building construction available for home repairs, additions, kitchens, windows, bathrooms, playrooms, decks and doors, custom built-in cabinets, and home building projects. Have a home building project and questions? Call Jerry Morse at 508-353-7350 for a free estimate or energy-saving ideas.

Junque RemovalClean-outs, appliances, furniture. Ask about our yard debris specials. Same day service. Book for Tuesdays and receive a 10% discount. Call Chuck Teravainen at 781-582-9512.

Need HelpNeed help around your house, very handy, reasonable rates call Debbie 781-585-8043

Tennis Racquet StringingExperienced stringer. Low rates, quick turn around. Variety of strings. Call Brayden, 781-585-4905.

A Couple of CleanersResidential, commercial and one-time cleaning. Experienced, thorough and dependable. Free estimates, excellent references. Call SueAnn or David, 781-582-2167.

Come Stroll With Joe50s and 60s DJ for hire for all occasions. Original hits, original artists. Low rates. One call does it all. 774-826-8062. Call anytime.

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Custom Design WoodworkingInterior custom designed wood-work. Built-in cabinets, media cabinet systems, mantles, book-cases, wainscot, furniture, inte-rior finish upgrades. Call Dave Drew, 781-545-4246 or cell, 617-835-9044.

Window And Gutter CleaningLet local firefighters brighten your day! Residential and storefront. Pressure washing - house, patio, deck, etc. Spring clean up. Free gutter cleaning with every full house window job. Reasonable rates. References available. Fully insured. Keith McWalter. 781-340-5183 or cell-781-690-2000.

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Baby-Sitting is my Business13 year old Duxbury resident with two years experienceinterested in babysittingchildren 2 years and up.Available weekends and after school. References available. $7.50/hour, .50 additional child. Call between 3-7:30 p.m., weekdays and noon-9, weekends. Home- 781-585-4284, 781-724-5791 (cell).

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Specializing in cleanouts of basements, garages, attics, yard debris, and odds and ends. We also specialize in carpentry, painting, gutter work, and window washing. Best prices, free estimates. Please call or leave a message for Mike, 781-789-3612.

Custom DraperiesYour fabric, my linings. Prices include measures and installations.15 years experience. Call 508-224-1944.

Moving/Estate DispersalI sell most items; No lots too large or small. Estate and yard sale services available. Turn items into cash. Removal and appraisal services available. Call today. Ed, 781-585-8043. All services kept confidential.

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Trial Music LessonBerklee College of Music graduate offering personalized drum or guitar lessons in the convenience of your own home. First lesson is free of charge. Reasonable rates, references available upon request. Call 508-583-8503, email: [email protected]

Burns Snow PlowingExperienced and dependable. New equipment. Season rate, $300. Call now, James, 781-264-7408.

Handyman On Call30+ years in building trade. Small jobs - I will either do the job for you, or guide you through it. All types of projects and repairs. Free estimates. Also offering housecleaning services. Matt Lopes, 508-830-0082.

Small Pet HotelDuxbury. Non-dangerous snakes and reptiles, fish, gerbils, rabbits, parrots and birds, cats, etc. Also offering dog walking, home and barn visits. Member PSI-Pet Sitters International. Bonded and insured. Call for reservations. 617-957-7605.

Carpet/Upholstery CleaningFresh clean carpets & upholstery. Schedule now. Pet odor removal, Scotchguard and free deodorizing. Leather cleaning. Quality Carpet Company. Owner-operated. 508-580-4777 or 800-652-1744.

Fishing ChartersOutstanding, half-day, fishing charters for striped bass and blues. Fly fishing, light tackle, & bait trips. All tackle provided. Celebrating our tenth season chartering the Massachusetts coast. Capt. David Bitters, U.S.C.G. Licensed. BAYMEN Guide Service, Inc. PO Box 366, Duxbury, 02331. 781-934-2838 www.baymenoutfitters.com

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Computer, Website HelpNeed a website? Computer running slow? I can help. From website design and hosting to speeding up your system's performance, I can relieve your frustrations. Weekends, evenings. Call Mark, 860-984-3199. [email protected]


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Specializing in interior/exterior painting, power washing, gutters, carpentry, dump runs, and window washing. Free estimates, best prices guaranteed. Save 50% on interior painting booked this winter. Fast and reliable service. Please call Mike, 781-789-3612.

Bob’s PlumbingResidential service calls. Install and repair, toilets, faucets, sinks, disposals, dishwashers, icemakers, hot water heaters. Drains cleared/cleaned. Gas work. Your call will be promptly returned. Call 617-212-5234 (cell). Master License #13167.

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Retired teacher will house sit, care for plants, pets... Children an option. Please call Andrea 781-934-6652

Gutter and Yard Cleanup We specialize in raking and removing leaves, small trees, branches and yard debris. Any and all junk removed, inside and out. We also clean gutters, install gutter guards, and wash windows. Please call Mike at 781-789-3612.

Eldercare AvailableDo you need help caring for an elderly parent or friend? I am available evenings and overnights. Local references available. Please call Laurie, 339-832-0020.

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TutoringCollege-bound high school senior offering tutoring for all math and sciences: Has/is taking AP Calc, Physics, Precalc, and Chemistry. Will match anyone else’s price: National Merit Scholar, 2260 SAT, 34 ACT. Call Bob Cline at 781-635-4308 anytime after 2:00

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Sea Pro W/Free Winter Storage 2005 20.6’ Sea Pro. 140HP Suzuki; 4-stroke, low hours. Full canvas, swim platform, bait live well. Matrix 27 Fishfinder. Professionally maintained. 2005 Venture trailer included. Boat is currently on Duxbury Bay mooring. Free Winter Storage. $28,500 or BRO. 781-934-7731 (evenings) or 617-696-6900 (days).

1995 V6 CamryAutomatic V6 Toyota Camry. 185,000 miles. Excellent mechanical & visual condition, tan interior/exterior, V6, automatic, sunroof, security system, A/C, power everything, new tires with less than 1000 miles on them, CD/AM-FM/cassette. Well maintained. $4895. Call 781-254-0055.


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2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD4-wheel drive, leather interior, moonroof, heated seats. Loaded. Very clean. 161,000 miles with a recent engine replacement. Must see. $4950. Call 617-909-9044.

2004 Pursuit 2270 Center console. Low hours, T-Top, 225 Yamaha 4-stroke, color fishfinder, GPS, live bait well, brand new aluminum Venture tandem trailer with disc brakes. $39,500. Call George, 781-603-5640.

1992 Jeep Wrangler Sahara4.0 litre, 6 cyl - automatic 4x4. Hard top, soft top, bikini top, no top. Great vehicle. 169K. Runs great. $2500. Call 617-967-0303, Greg.


Michelin Tires For SaleEight used (4 winter and 4 all-weather). 225/55 R16 Alpin Pilot and Energy MXV4 Plus. Snows used one season. Call 781-934-5998. $350 or best offer takes all eight.

2003 Mercedes E 320Silver. $20,000. Call Jim at 617-312-0172 for full details, or 781-934-2701 (home).

2008 Carmate TrailerBrand new - never used. Carmate enclosed 6’x12’ cargo trailer. Single torflex axle, spring assisted ramp, vent, electrical outlet, LED lighting, jackstands, radial tires. Great for landscapers, builders, toy haulers. Great Christmas gift. Kingston. $3900. Greg, 339-832-1986.


2002 40' Beneteau First 40.7A sleek and sophisticated racer with all the comforts of a luxurious cruiser. Extra-roomy cockpit, fiberglass hull, single diesel engine, full sail inventory, Profurl roller furling, pear interior, deep draft 7’9, custom handrail, full electronics, and more… $165,000. St. Petersburg, FL 727-214-1590 for more information.

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2006 Toyota Sienna LEExcellent condition. Light green. 37,500 miles. Asking $15,600. Please call 781-934-0720.

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COMMONWEALTH OF

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PLYMOUTH, SSPROBATE COURT 05P0090-AD2

To all persons interested in the estate of Phyllis DeLorenzo late of Duxbury in said County, deceased, in testate.

A petition has been presented to said Court for license to sell -at public auction or private sale- certain real estate of said deceased - located in Duxbury, Plymouth County.

If you desire to object thereto, you or your attorney should file a written appearance in said Court at Plymouth before ten o’clock in the forenoon on the second day of February 2009, the return day of this citation.

WITNESS, HON. CATHERINE P. SABAITIS, ESQUIRE, First Justice of said Court, this fifth day of January, 2009.

Robert E. McCarthyRegister

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COMMONWEALTH OF

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PROBATE COURT

PLYMOUTH, SSPROBATE COURT 05P0090-AD2

To all persons interested in the estate of Phyllis DeLorenzo late of Duxbury in said County, deceased, in testate.

A petition has been presented to said Court for license to sell -at public auction or private sale- certain real estate of said deceased - located in Kingston, Plymouth County.

If you desire to object thereto, you or your attorney should file a written appearance in said Court at Plymouth before ten o’clock in the forenoon on the second day of February 2009, the return day of this citation.

WITNESS, HON. CATHERINE P. SABAITIS, ESQUIRE, First Judge of said Court, this fifth day of January, 2009.

Robert E. McCarthyRegister

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL

ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Vytautas Adomkaitis and Elizabeth A. Adomkaitis to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated February 28, 2006 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 33070, Page 58, of which mortgage U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee to SAIL, Series 2006-3 is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose

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of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3:00 p.m. on January 28, 2009, on the mortgaged premises located at 45 Summer Street, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

TO WIT:The land, together with the

buildings thereon, situated on the Northerly side of Summer Street, in Duxbury, Plymouth County Massachusetts, being Lots 3 and 4 as shown on a plan entitled, 'Plan of Land in Duxbury, Mass.', dated October 11, 1965, by Robert C. Bailey, Reg. Surveyor, which plan is recorded in Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 14, Page 30, and together bounded and described, according to said plan, as follows:

SOUTHWESTERLY by said Summer Street, measuring on the curving line thereof, 25.00 feet;

NORTHWESTERLY by Lot 2, 142.47 feet; again

SOUTHWESTERLY by Lot 1, 255.69 feet; again

NORTHWESTERLY 124.00 feet;

NORTHEASTERLY by two courses measuring 100.00 feet and 172.36 feet, respectively, by land of Wendall Phillip; and

SOUTHEASTERLY by land of Philip H. & Genevieve Cope, 290.21 feet.

Said Lots 3 and 4 together contain 39,150 square feet, more or less, according to said plan.

The above described premises are subject to the following matters of record:

1. Taking by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the layout of a State Highway dated September 28, 1954 and recorded with said Deeds in Book 2375 Page 114.

2. Notices of Variance as granted by the Board of Appeals of the Town of Duxbury dated December 2, 1965 and recorded with the Deeds in Book 3261 Pages 428 and 429.

Property Address:45 Summer Street Duxbury, MA 02332For mortgagor's(s') title see

deed recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 14554, Page 247.

These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal

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assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of Five

Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE TO SAIL, SERIES 2006-3

Present holder of said mortgage

By its Attorneys,HARMON LAW

OFFICES, P.C.150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458

(617) 558-0500200711-1899 - RED

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL

ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Edmund R. Distefano to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. , dated November 24, 2006 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 33753, Page 87, of which mortgage RMS Residential Properties LLC is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 p.m. on January 30, 2009, on the mortgaged premises located at 406 Bay Road, Duxbury, Plymouth

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County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

TO WIT:The land in Duxbury,

Plymouth County, Massachusetts, with the buildings thereon situated on the northerly side of Bay Road sometimes called Border Street and being a portion of Lot No. 200 as shown on ''Plan of Lots at Miles Standish Park, Duxbury, Massachusetts, November 1897, H.A. Hancock, C.E., Boston,Massachusetts'' and recorded with Plymouth Deeds in Plan Book 1, 6 said premises being bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a cement bound on the northerly side of Bay Road or Border Street which marks the southeasterly corner of the premises herein conveyed said corner being a little more than 65 feet westerly from Soule Avenue;

The line then runs by said Bay Road South 71 deg. 48' West, 51.2 feet, more or less to a cement bound and the remaining portions of said Lot 200;

Thence by remaining portion of said Lot. 200, North 30 deg. 41' 50'' West, 64.05 feet to another cement boud;

Thence North 59 deg. 18' 10'' East, 50 feet to a cement bound and Lot 201 on the aforementioned plan;

Thence by said Lot 201, South 30 deg. 41' 50'' East, 75 feet, more or less, to Bay Road and point of beginning.

For mortgagor's title see deed recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 28972, Page 138.

These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens

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and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of Fifteen

Thousand ($15,000.00 ) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

RMS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LLC

Present holder of said mortgage

By its Attorneys,HARMON LAW

OFFICES, P.C.150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458

(617) 558-0500200707-1496 - GRY

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MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Stanley J. Soderstrom to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, dated May 29, 2007 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 34598, Page 66 of which the Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction

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at 10:00 AM on January 29, 2009 at 28 White Street, Duxbury, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit:

A certain parcel of land, with the buildings thereon, situated in DUXBURY, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and being shown as Lot No. 126 on a plan of lots at Myles Standish Park, made by H.A. Hancock, C.E. in November, 1897, which plan is recorded with Plymouth County Deeds, Plan Book 1, Page 406. Said Lot No. 126 is bounded as

follows: Westerly by Alden Avenue; Northerly by Lot No. 121 on said Plan; Easterly by Lot No. l27 on said Plan; and Southerly by White Street, Containing ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

Meaning and intending to describe and convey the premises as conveyed by deed dated August 2, 1999 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 17836, Page 300.

The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water

bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession.

TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of FIVE

THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check or bank treasurer’s check will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days

from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or

the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE.

Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale.

Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp.

Present Holder of said Mortgage,

By Its Attorneys,Orlans Moran PLLC

P.O. Box 962169Boston, MA 02196

Phone: (617) 502-4100


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Carriage Lane, DuxburyDownsize and live worry free at Duxbury’s only active adult community. Gorgeous new construction, beautiful clubhouse and lush landscaping. Visit www.DuxburyEstates.com. Danielle Delagrange, Starting at $469,900

PlymouthSitting high on a hill with views of both ocean and beach. Pool, pond, and tennis. Designed for luxury and space, this unique, one owner, three-level Townhouse will appeal to all. Visit! MLS#70732110, Rita Strong, $449,900

DuxburyA harvest of features is evident in this expanded Colonial in picturesque neighborhood! Over 5,000 sf of living space on three floors of liv-ing. Cathedral ceilings, entertainment sized kitchen/family room. MLS#70849013, Chris Daley, $1,195,000

DuxburyBright and cheery family room with fireplace, Palladian windows and sliders that open to a beautiful level backyard. Nice screened in porch opens to a heated in ground pool and pool shed with electricity. MLS#70863394, Alice Desmond, $599,000

Contact William Raveis Executive Mortgage Banker, Bill Wishart, for all your home financing needs. 781.974.7003

PembrokeThis gracious showplace sets the stage for today’s lifestyle with five bedrooms, magnificent great room, cathedral ceilings, ample closet space, in-ground pool, and impressive kitchen, yet holds timeless appeal. MLS#70801448, Renee Hogan, $1,100,000

PembrokeThis brand new Colonial sits on a stately corner lot, in a great neighbor-hood. Quality craftsmanship is found in the custom details of this home. Gourmet kitchen, master suite, bonus room, and three-car garage. MLS#70850898, Jean Cohen, $615,000

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485 Keene Street, DuxburyNew Listing! Picture perfect Cape with open floor plan, fireplace, Silestone kitchen, newer honed marble master bath, customized closets, finished basement and more. Move right in! MLS#70863955, MaryBeth Davidson, $499,000

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Duxbury Tucked away down a quiet side road off historic Washington Street sits this exquisite Gambrel Cape! One house from the water creating scenic water views from numerous points in the home. MLS#70854079, Chris Daley, $1,399,000

DuxburyOver 3,400 sf of luxurious living. Newly updated 27’x13’kitchen opens to fireplaced cathedral ceiling in the family room. Very private back yard. Beautifully decorated living and dining rooms for formal entertaining. MLS#70840946, Mark Wenham, $755,000

219 Chestnut Street, DuxburyNew Listing! Entertain in style in 2009 in your spacious ten room, four bedroom Colonial. Commercial grade kitchen, amazing great room and four decks. Windows galore offer natural light and views of built-in pool/brick patio and outdoor fireplace. MLS#70864705, Renee Hogan, $875,000

DuxburyDelightful home and neighborhood. Three bedrooms up, and the other in the walkout basement. Sprinkler system, brook, and shallow fishpond for winter skating. Walk out basement, outside hot/cold shower, and 2-car garage. MLS#70790089, Marietta Tsinzo, $515,000

PlymouthPicture perfect Cape appeals to those who enjoy moonlight dancing, dining and strolling miles of white sand beach. Low maintenance siding and decking, and energy saving gas-burning stove. MLS#70798120, Renee Hogan, $445,000

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